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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,March 9,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 19. LA20-000009—DON GAMBLE O/B/O RICHARD A AND KIM A EDWARDS,2480 AND <br /> 2474 CARMAN STREET,SKETCH PLAN <br /> Barnhart stated the sketch plan is a proposal to split two lots down the middle which exist on a shoreline. <br /> This will create two lots north of the inlet and two lots south of the inlet. The applicant represents both <br /> property owners for this purpose.The lot has two different zoning districts:the north lot requires a''h-acre <br /> zone,and the area south is a minimum of 1 acre.The two lots north of the inlet conform to lot area and <br /> lots width.The two lots south cannot meet the lot area requirements. In addition,the parcel to the west <br /> cannot meet the lot width requirement.The project is predicated upon the Council's support of some <br /> waivers or variances to allow additional lots.Not a lot of work has been done because the City Council <br /> historically has not supported additional density at the lakeshore. <br /> Johnson,referencing the displayed aerial photograph,asked if the yellow line down the middle is the <br /> existing property line, <br /> Barnhart stated he was correct. <br /> Barnhart indicated the Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan and recognized the inherent <br /> challenges with the amount of land but did not support a waiver. <br /> Mr.Don Gamble, 10704 Water Lily Lane, Woodbury,said he grew up on Lake Minnetonka and knows <br /> the lake very well. It is a unique property and situation.The south properties cannot be conforming <br /> because they are not attached to other land;the north properties would be conforming if they were on <br /> their own.Looking through a lot of the historical information on City planning and Navarre planning, <br /> everyone has noticed the lots and said,"What a great opportunity."But it is only a great opportunity if <br /> they are on their own. He does not know what would happen to them if they could not be split off.He <br /> indicated the south houses are nonconforming whether the north portions of the lot are there or not. <br /> Walsh asked Mr. Gamble whether he represented the property owners. <br /> Mr. Gamble said he does;he is a real estate developer/broker. <br /> Mr. Gamble said the properties have been for sale at times and there are two different buyers:people that <br /> want the houses or want the land;they don't want both.He stated he talked to the City to see if they had <br /> any interest in having commercial in the area.The City indicated they could not change zoning. He said <br /> various Councils and community interests have thought about what to do and what can happen there. <br /> Johnson stated the City Council does not have a history of making subdivisions to create nonconformity. <br /> Mr. Gamble noted it was not creating a nonconformity. <br /> Johnson said making four parcels instead of two does create nonconformity for two of the four. <br /> Seals asked if the property could be created into three parcels. <br /> Page 12 of 18 <br />