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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,November 9,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> 20. LA20-000022—RANDY HAAPALA,HNH HOMES O/B/O WILLIAM& KATHLEEN <br /> WANNER, 1095 FERNDALE RD WEST,VARIANCES AND CUPS <br /> Rick Storlien,representing HNH Homes,was present. <br /> Staff presented a summary packet of information, noting the property has a history where <br /> variances were granted,renewed and expired due to inactivity. The current owners plan to proceed with <br /> construction of their home and are currently requesting similar approvals as received in the past. Current <br /> plans reflect less hardcover in the 75 foot setback and structure in the average lakeshore setback than have <br /> received variances for in the past. Staff recommends approval of the plan with the exception of the <br /> variance to permit the lessened elevation bench around the home. <br /> Walsh asked what the Council had previously approved regarding this property. <br /> Curtis noted a number of house plans have been approved for this property and this is the first plan that <br /> has gone as far as developing flood plain mitigation for watershed permitting. The previous plans were a <br /> further encroachment in to the lakeshore setback with hardcover and the home. This plan is the most <br /> compliant of the plans they have seen. <br /> Walsh said it is an improvement and they just have not been this far from a flood plain management issue. <br /> Rick Storlien with RDS architects is at the meeting on behalf of Randy Haapala from HNH Homes. He <br /> noted a letter sent and it is his understanding the FEMA requires a 32.5,and that was the discrepancy in <br /> the document, for an escape route from the home at each exit point to get to safe ground. He said they do <br /> have that within the exit areas. He noted three minimal encroachments in to the 15 foot setback to the <br /> 31.5 elevation, and on the west it is an open porch rather than finished house;the north encroachment is a <br /> garage;the east side is a bump out on the master bedroom suite. Minimum floor elevation is even further <br /> above that benchmark currently, so under the house there is not any real encroachment as far as potential <br /> for flood waters. <br /> Walsh asked what would be the practical difficulty in complying with the whole bench. <br /> Mr. Storlien said they have been going back and forth with the Watershed District, and noted the storage <br /> capacity of the two storm water retention ponds are basically limited to area—they cannot go any deeper <br /> because of lake elevations—so typically the pond would be one foot deeper and they would be fine as <br /> they could make the pond a little smaller. They are trying to balance between those two issues and <br /> maintain drainage-ways on either side of the home which are the two encroachments to the left and right. <br /> He noted they could potentially meet the 15 feet,but will have to go back to the civil engineer and see if <br /> there is any way to make the ponds larger in surface area to accommodate the required elevation. He said <br /> it would most likely require grading on the lakeside of the home to achieve, and they are trying to avoid <br /> that. <br /> Walsh said the practical difficulty is if they cannot make the pond bigger,then there is nothing they can <br /> do to fix that piece of it. <br /> Mr. Storlien replied that is correct. <br /> Page 6 of 15 <br />
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