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CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: August 12, 2019 <br />TO: Mayor Walsh, City Council members <br />Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br />FROM: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP, Community Development Director <br />RE: Average Lake Shore Setback discussion <br />Recognizing the varied lot configurations of lake shore property, the City Council directed staff <br />to review Average Lake Shore setback regulations, in part to ensure that these configurations are <br />adequately addressed in the City Code, and in part to ensure that the regulations actually <br />protected lake views. <br />The Planning Commission discussed this issue at their meeting on July 15th. Minutes from that <br />meeting are attached. <br />Staff seeks confirmation of goals, and with those, will prepare a draft ordinance for <br />consideration: <br />Preservation of Lake views <br />■ Is it the city's intention to preserve a 180 degree viewshed, free of structures? Or <br />reasonable views of the lake, given inherent development densities? <br />Accommodates various unique circumstances <br />■ Include meandering, concave, convex shorelines, peninsulas. <br />■ Extreme neighboring setbacks (Farview Lane, others). Is it the City's intent to <br />preserve views for homes that are setback more than 200 feet from the lake? Should <br />there be a maximum ALS? <br />■ Unique orientation to the lake (Forest Arms Lane). Is it the City's intent to preserve <br />views where the homes are orientated over another's' property? <br />■ Lots with double lake frontage <br />Clarity. Any resulting regulation should be understandable forthe layperson. This often precludes <br />numerous exceptions. <br />Any change to the zoning ordinance will require review by the planning commission and a <br />public hearing. <br />Exhibits <br />Exhibit A <br />Area Community Comparison <br />Exhibit B <br />Lot Samples <br />Exhibit C <br />Pence Lane example <br />Exhibit D <br />PC Minutes <br />Exhibit E <br />PC Staff report <br />