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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 /> Johnson said the shoreline is not an easement over the property at this point and asked if there is a way to <br /> tie the conditions of those out-lots,or how they could tie that in versus using those as out-lots. Lake <br /> Minnetonka Conservation District(LMCD)has jurisdiction over the water and they don't tie those in, <br /> they could potentially petition to the LMCD to get a multiple dock license for those other properties. He <br /> noted the rigid ordinance that states if there isn't a primary structure on a lot there cannot be an accessory <br /> structure(the dock)and that is why they have to combine them. What Johnson would not want to see <br /> happen is that the Council approves it,the developer uses those as out-lots,they attempt to get multiple <br /> dock license from the LMCD and put multiple docks over there versus the three. He said the three land <br /> owners could put a singular dock together. <br /> Walsh said he doesn't think they could because there isn't a structure on those lots and if they don't <br /> combine them they have no structure. <br /> Barnhart anticipated that as a concern and noted in the resolution they put in that lots would be combined <br /> after platting and before any building permit would be issued on lots 1,2,and 3. <br /> Johnson said that is a good job because the LMCD doesn't have a concern about a structure being on the <br /> property as that is a municipal concern. The LMCD just deals with the docks. He said he'd wait to hear <br /> more about the average lakeshore setback,noting the neighbors brought up an interesting question about <br /> average lakeshore setback when they're developing because all of the properties there are set back very <br /> far. <br /> Barnhart noted Johnson is jumping way ahead of him. The public comment received to date has to do <br /> with the West property line and noted there is not a plan to remove vegetation on Lot 3 and 4,and <br /> recognizing the concern they could work with the developer to put that in as a requirement in the final <br /> plat documents. Another issue raised from the public had to do with serving the plat with City Water, <br /> noting City Water is not near this property and there are no plans to extend water to the property, instead <br /> all the lots will be served by wells. There was also a question about burying the electrical and telephone <br /> lines,and said final plans haven't been developed at this stage but it is expected that the electric lines will <br /> be buried as it City standard,but overhead lines above Shoreline Drive are not proposed to be buried. It is <br /> common to bury the lines within the subdivision. At the Planning Commission level,there was quite a lot <br /> of discussion regarding the impacts on the average lakeshore setback. Barnhart said it's very difficult to <br /> describe during a public meeting,as there are so many moving parts,depending on when a house was <br /> built,where the other house is,and he tried to document what he was as a reasonable expectation of <br /> lakeshore setback. He met with a neighboring property owner who had many questions during the <br /> Planning Commission meeting and tried to identify those issues. <br /> Walsh noted in the past they've seen houses going around a round body of water and depending on who <br /> built first,it could mess up all the average lakeshore setbacks. The Council felt it was important then and <br /> at other times to identify that minimum they can always build at,regardless of who builds first. In the <br /> future,if someone tears down a house that could change,but at least in the beginning everyone gets the <br /> same shot at getting the average lakeshore setback they think they're going to get. <br /> Barnhart said Johnson identified part of the uniqueness of the property as there are two lakefront edges. <br /> He showed a map on screen and walked through the average lakeshore setbacks based on neighboring <br /> properties. He said this would provide a buildable site for Lot 6 that is outside of the average lakeshore <br /> setback and outside the bluff area. lie noted there is no average lakeshore setback for Lot 5 as it is not a <br /> lake lot,and the bluff and vegetation will impact location of the house. <br /> Page 7 of 26 <br />