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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 asked if Lot 4 is a lake lot. <br /> Barnhart replied it is not,and Lots 1,2 and 3 are lake lots and that is where it gets really interesting. lie <br /> noted the red line at the top of the screen is the average lakeshore setback. <br /> Seals asked where the house is as it sits right now. <br /> Barnhart pointed out a spot on the on screen map. <br /> Johnson asked to pull up the property on the County map. <br /> Barnhart pointed out the gray structure to the North on the aerial map and said that is the existing <br /> principal structure and the average lakeshore setback for this lot as it impacts Smith Bay are the properties <br /> on either side,which are the house to the West(1760 Shoreline)and the house to the East(1 125 <br /> Millston). He said that is where the red line on the previous exhibit comes from and cuts through the <br /> property. That line makes it impossible to build on Lots 2 and 3 in particular because everything would <br /> be in front of that line. What impacts the average lakeshore setback is what is next door,giving the <br /> example that if the lot next door to you is vacant,you'd use the lot on the other side and use that distance <br /> from the lake. He asked,what happens if both lots are vacant, and said to keep in mind that the new road <br /> accessing the new subdivision is now a road rather than a driveway and is part of the right-of-way <br /> question. If a lot is adjacent to the right-of-way,they must use the distance of the next door neighbor <br /> from the lake,so they wouldn't even consider 1125 Millston anymore. Going back to the exhibit, he <br /> proposed a Line C which would use 1 125 Millston as a starting point and come across to an arbitrary <br /> point on 1760 Shoreline with the goal of minimizing or making efficient use of Lots 1,2 and 3 and <br /> minimizing the impact on 1760 Shoreline. Without a manufactured new average lakeshore setback, lots 2 <br /> and 3 will require variances to build on. Staff is proposing this to address the average lakeshore setback, <br /> at least for the initial construction on those lots...after that initial construction,then the normal average <br /> lakeshore setback issue would apply. <br /> Printup asked to be shown again why Lots 2 and 3 would be looking at variances. <br /> Barnhart answered the way they're proposing it they wouldn't need variances,however, if they didn't <br /> create Line C on the map,the average lakeshore setback puts the Lots in front of the setback. <br /> Printup said he understands. <br /> Barnhart noted there was already a comment made about protecting the vegetation on the West property <br /> line and that lot is quite a bit higher and they will try to mitigate as much as possible the impact on the <br /> view. <br /> Crosby said if the Council sticks to their guns,they'd use the top Line A,but it doesn't seem quite <br /> reasonable. <br /> Mayor Walsh said at almost every other Council meeting they're seeing houses that are far back and <br /> others that are really close to the lake and is it a hardship. <br /> Johnson asked how many acres are above the pre-development line. <br /> Page 8 of 26 <br />