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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, August 24, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 13 creating non-conformity. He said not doing anything isn’t fixing the situation as far as what exists around the lake. Walsh said it sounds like there are two non-conformities. Barnhart said he’s hearing some discomfort from the Council in terms of creating a lot that will be non- conforming from a width standpoint. He said there is also some discomfort on having some buildable portion north of the lagoon. He said that takes care of it from a guidance standpoint for this tract. On the next page of the packet (Lot 1), Barnhart said it obviously conforms from an area and width standpoint, but Lot 2, if they read the Code very strictly, frontage on the lake needs to be 100 feet or 140 feet depending on where that line falls, noting this line would not fall. He said if the Council is not comfortable with the layout that shows this type of “finger,” he would like to hear that and then he can advise the Applicant. Seals asked to go to the Hennepin County Property Map hybrid model and pull up the address to see the visual. Walsh said typically they tell people to come back with a subject that meets everything and they’re ready to roll, but he doesn’t think this can do that. Mr. Gamble said that is part of the question he had in March, where do they go from here and that is why they got the legal advice and found they could use land North of the lagoon to qualify to get the lot to one-acre, which is unique, noting that the majority on Lake Minnetonka are not an acre. He said they did meet that and the second lot meets the 140-foot width on the front and he believes the zoning on the back only has to be a 100-foot width. Walsh stated he doesn’t mind having any hoops an Applicant has to jump through to get it to conformity, but it’s still not conforming. Barnhart said it would be the width on existing Tract B and potentially the width on the new Lot 1 on the other side. He noted there is a boundary between LR1C1 and the other zone. Crosby asked if the Northern lot has buildable size. Seals asked if you combined those two as one does it make it conforming. Barnhart stated the two Northern lots are both conforming now, he noted where they’re rubbing up against an immovable object is the two lots to the South of the lagoon and trying to make them conforming. Short of acquiring land property from the West, which is not under the control of the Applicant, they cannot make those conforming. However, it’s not uncommon where a property owner doesn’t have quite enough and may need to negotiate with a neighboring property to acquire additional land. Crosby asked if the same owner owns the lot to the North. Barnhart answered no.