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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 />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 9 of 13 <br /> <br />make it wide enough and that is ultimately the issue. He said if they had another 20 feet perhaps, there <br />would be space for four lots. <br /> <br />Seals noted she thinks the Council is in agreement that they do not see four lots, but are trying to help the <br />Applicant find three lots. <br /> <br />Crosby noted on the map if they drew a line across the top lots, could the top half possibly be a lot off of <br />shoreline, it would not be a lakeshore lot, if it’s big enough to be conforming. Then they would be talking <br />about a total of three lots rather than four. <br /> <br />Walsh said they’re trying to give guidance but the Council doesn’t need to design it. <br />Crosby said he understands that and he’s asking if that is a possibility to basically put the two half lots <br />together to make one lot off of shoreline. <br /> <br />Barnhart said that is similar to what was proposed in March and the issue is not the area North of the <br />lagoon, the issue is that the amount of land on the peninsula and the amount of land where the boundary <br />line is constrains the subdivision of this lot because there is not enough buildable acreage South of the <br />lagoon with the required width. Earlier, Staff had identified a potential of combining both of those lots to <br />create one conforming lot, and then they’d have two lots on the North for a total of three. He said that’s <br />the best way they can do it, but looking at it, there are two separate property owners and they’d have to <br />work together on getting to that point, or acquire additional land from the private residence to the West to <br />get the area and width. Short of those things happening, Barnhart doesn’t see a subdivision happening <br />here. <br /> <br />Walsh said Barnhart hit it right on the mark: they just don’t have enough land to the South to make it <br />work. He stated if the owners can figure it out and combine to get three lots that may be the best option. <br /> <br />Mr. Gamble asked if they look at 2480, and move the boundary up so there is not 125-foot width, then <br />there would be a buildable lot to the North off Shoreline Drive, if they meet all the width and square <br />footage requirements. <br /> <br />Walsh said if they meet all the requirements, they don’t need the Council. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated if Lot 1 was North of the Lagoon and was not a lake lot, he believes it would meet the <br />requirements. <br /> <br />Mr. Gamble said he likes hearing the Councilmembers speak among themselves and it furthers the depth <br />for the Applicant. <br /> <br />Walsh noted it is a unique situation and if they can get something worked out, the Council is all for it, but <br />it has to fit in the box correctly. <br /> <br />Printup asked to see the map onscreen and located a wetland, noting there are lots that go straight through <br />the wetland. <br /> <br />Johnson noted that is a wetland, not a lake. <br /> <br />Printup answered that trying to make it fit in the box, sometimes doesn’t work.