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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Thursday,August 24,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> creating non-conformity. He said not doing anything isn't fixing the situation as far as what exists around <br /> the lake. <br /> Walsh said it sounds like there are two non-conformities. <br /> Barnhart said he's hearing some discomfort from the Council in terms of creating a lot that will be non- <br /> conforming from a width standpoint. He said there is also some discomfort on having some buildable <br /> portion north of the lagoon. He said that takes care of it from a guidance standpoint for this tract. On the <br /> next page of the packet(Lot 1), Barnhart said it obviously conforms from an area and width standpoint, <br /> but Lot 2, if they read the Code very strictly, frontage on the lake needs to be 100 feet or 140 feet <br /> depending on where that line falls, noting this line would not fall. He said if the Council is not <br /> comfortable with the layout that shows this type of"finger,"he would like to hear that and then he can <br /> advise the Applicant. <br /> Seals asked to go to the Hennepin County Property Map hybrid model and pull up the address to see the <br /> visual. <br /> Walsh said typically they tell people to come back with a subject that meets everything and they're ready <br /> to roll, but he doesn't think this can do that. <br /> Mr. Gamble said that is part of the question he had in March,where do they go from here and that is why <br /> they got the legal advice and found they could use land North of the lagoon to qualify to get the lot to <br /> one-acre, which is unique, noting that the majority on Lake Minnetonka are not an acre. He said they did <br /> meet that and the second lot meets the 140-foot width on the front and he believes the zoning on the back <br /> only has to be a 100-foot width. <br /> Walsh stated he doesn't mind having any hoops an Applicant has to jump through to get it to conformity, <br /> but it's still not conforming. <br /> Barnhart said it would be the width on existing Tract B and potentially the width on the new Lot 1 on the <br /> other side. He noted there is a boundary between LR1 C l and the other zone. <br /> Crosby asked if the Northern lot has buildable size. <br /> Seals asked if you combined those two as one does it make it conforming. <br /> Barnhart stated the two Northern lots are both conforming now, he noted where they're rubbing up <br /> against an immovable object is the two lots to the South of the lagoon and trying to make them <br /> conforming. Short of acquiring land property from the West, which is not under the control of the <br /> Applicant,they cannot make those conforming. However, it's not uncommon where a property owner <br /> doesn't have quite enough and may need to negotiate with a neighboring property to acquire additional <br /> land. <br /> Crosby asked if the same owner owns the lot to the North. <br /> Barnhart answered no. <br /> Page 7 of 13 <br />