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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Landgraver indicated he is in agreement. <br />Lemke stated he has issues with the 75 -foot setback, especially since this is a clean sheet design. <br />Thiesse noted the applicants are making improvements overall to the situation. <br />Landgraver stated he sees the driveway as a practical difficulty. <br />Schoenzeit stated the Planning Commission does not have a good contour of where the bowl starts. <br />Thiesse stated the existing garage is very close to the contours of the new home. Thiesse stated by <br />forcing a person to build their house ten feet back, they may lose their lake sightline because they are <br />being forced back, which is a practical difficulty. <br />Leskinen stated she can accept the encroachment within the 75 -foot zone but not within the average <br />lakeshore setback. Leskinen stated she can appreciate the sentiment of wanting it similar to what it was <br />before, but that she can find no practical difficulty for the encroachment, particularly since the lot next <br />door is vacant, which is more reason to pull it back a foot and a half. <br />Oakden noted if the proposed house is moved to the 66 -foot mark to where the existing house is, the line <br />would be drawn there, and they would be subject to the average lakeshore setback or the 75 -foot line, <br />whichever is more restrictive. <br />Schoenzeit stated if they split the difference, it would be 69 feet. <br />Thiesse stated at the end of the day, it is likely the properties will be at 66 feet. <br />Leskinen commented they could also build in-kind. <br />Thiesse stated they are improving the situation. <br />Lemke stated he still has a concern with the encroachment into the 75 -foot zone. <br />Leskinen moved, Schoenzeit seconded, to recommend approval of Application No. LA18-000019, <br />Mark Williams, 2697 Casco Point Road, granting of a 0-75 foot lake setback variance, hardcover <br />variance, lot area and lot width variances, subject to the conditions of the City Engineer, and to <br />recommend denial of the average lakeshore setback variance. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 1, Lemke <br />opposed. <br />Page 16 of 23 <br />