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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 14, 2019 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 16 <br /> <br />Johnson stated the language reads that it does not apply to those structures less than 42 inches above the <br />existing grade. Johnson asked whether anything under 42 inches is considered part of the principal <br />building. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated that is correct. <br /> <br />Johnson asked where that measurement is made from. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated Staff historically uses six feet because it is sometimes hard to define where those steps hit <br />the 42-inch level. <br /> <br />Curtis stated if it is a structure that is six feet above grade, it is considered part of the massing. The City <br />does not allow anything taller than 42 inches in the average lakeshore setback. <br /> <br />Johnson asked if a stairway is measured from where the stairs start. <br /> <br />Barnhart indicated they measure from where the stairs hit 42 inches and any portion of the stairs below 42 <br />inches is not counted. <br /> <br />Johnson asked if Staff feels this is adequate language to describe that situation. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated in his view it is. <br /> <br />Johnson asked if the language in Paragraph B would apply to an item like a deck that is attached to the <br />principal structure. If the line does not bisect the principal building but it bisects the deck, does that line <br />keep moving until it bisects nothing of the principal structure. <br /> <br />Barnhart indicated that is correct. <br /> <br />Johnson asked whether they must also meet the 75-foot setback even though it is not specifically stated in <br />the ordinance. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated that is true, as well as other applicable setbacks. <br /> <br />Walsh summarized the proposed changes to the ordinance, noting that in Lines 18, 23, and 26, they are <br />proposing to replace residence with principal. In Line 31 they will be replacing structure with principal <br />building, and in Line 32 they will be adding principal in front of building. <br /> <br />Johnson noted on Line 20 the words stairways all the way through pump houses should be in parentheses <br />since those are examples. <br /> <br />Walsh suggested they use the words and/or after the word grade. <br /> <br />Walsh moved, Crosby seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 234, an Ordinance Amending the <br />Code <br />of Ordinances Pertaining to Average Lakeshore Setback, with Lines 18, 23, 26 being amended to <br />read principal rather than residence; Line 31 being amended to read principal structure rather