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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday, September 14,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Walsh said once there are three properties in a row,they wouldn't do an average lakeshore setback three <br /> properties over, it would be with the properties next door. Therefore once there are three properties it <br /> takes away the farther neighbors. <br /> Johnson said maybe he has it wrong and asked if it is already platted and noted it doesn't exist yet. <br /> Walsh replied he's saying if it was platted,those red lines aren't the red line they'd be looking at, instead <br /> they'd be looking at different lines and wants to make sure that information is not missing. <br /> Johnson said exactly. <br /> Walsh said Lot 4 doesn't matter as it's not a lake lot,and regarding Lots 1, 2 and 3,their line is in the <br /> middle of the marsh. <br /> Printup said point to point,as they already talked about it,goes with the contours of the land and out at <br /> Walters Port with the corners to corners,they put that to the side because they looked at the lakeshore. <br /> Crosby said they also pushed it back pretty far. <br /> Walsh said the question is,does the Council want to approve the plat because once they say they can go <br /> plat it, deal with the lines as they are,then it's not the red lines the Council is looking at. He noted <br /> they're not deciding that Lot 2 should build way up there, if it's platted this way, Lot 2 can build it within <br /> 75 feet or as close to the wetland as they want to, whatever the setbacks are. <br /> Crosby asked if its 75 feet back from the wetland or lakeshore. <br /> Barnhart said he thinks the setback needs to be 20 feet back from the wetland. <br /> Walsh said they're pushing it even farther from the wetland by creating Line C. <br /> Crosby said he'd like to hear what the neighbors think. <br /> Tim Whitten of Whitten Associates, representing the Jacobs Family Trust said he is here with Mark <br /> Gronberg,the Civil Engineer who created the plans they are looking at today. He said it's an <br /> extraordinary condition with lakes on both sides of the property and there is a single house on one side <br /> and another house setback a tremendous amount because of a wetland. He said to use that as a guiding <br /> point to determine how far the houses can be towards the lake is extraordinary in this case. If they look at <br /> the scale,they can see how far back they really are,the houses are over 200 feet back from the lake with <br /> Line C, so it's not a developable property if they can't set the line in that location. His position is that <br /> what is shown on Line C is a pretty fair position and when there are two properties next door that are 10- <br /> 12 acres and are setback from the lake by 200 feet,then the property next to it must be setback by 200 <br /> feet or greater and he thinks that is unfortunate for the property in the middle. He welcomed questions. <br /> Crosby asked the feedback they've had from the neighbors. <br /> Mr. Whitten responded they've had neighbor meetings and everybody loved it,there have been no issues <br /> whatsoever. He said they could hear from Barbara Burwell who is present tonight and she has been very <br /> gracious. <br /> Page 11 of 26 <br />