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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 8, 2021 6:03 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 26 19. LA20-000048 - TIMOTHY WHITTEN O/B/O I. JACOBS/A. JACOBS REVOCABLE TRUST, 1700 SHORELINE DRIVE, PRELIMINARY PLAT - RESOLUTION – Continued Steinhoff said there were comments made about the docks and safety issues along the lake and he will have Tim Whitten and Mr. Gronberg talk more about those, but the Applicant has addressed the comments made by the Planning Commission. There have been lots of objections relating to trees and the Applicant has done as much as they can do concerning preservation of trees and Mr. Whitten will speak more about that. If the City Council has any other specific questions he is happy to answer them now or later. In conclusion, Mr. Steinhoff said this is a conforming plat, the City should vote to approve it, and he asks that they do. Tim Whitten, Whitten & Associates, addressed the issue of the tree protection area and showed an exhibit on-screen, noting the Applicant heard from the neighbor that they are concerned about tree preservation. The Applicant identified areas on the site in green that are 30 foot wide areas which they would classify as a “no touch zone.” Any trees in those areas they would not touch. Mr. Whitten noted they shared this information with the Kuhlmann’s on the west side and Mrs. Burwell and her attorney on the east side. They offered, through Mrs. Burwell’s attorney, that they would also be willing to plan some evergreen trees along the road on the east right-of-way to help buffer that. He noted that is something they will deal with when they develop the landscape plan and they also have some City required trees to incorporate into the plan as well; they will do that at the same time and are happy to work with them. The next exhibit is on the shoreline and Mr. Whitten noted there were questions from the Planning Commission on how safe it is for the residents on the south side of Shoreline Drive as they access their docks. Mr. Whitten stated they took a photo and showed what it looks like today, and then showed a picture of Mrs. Burwell’s area and noted they would prepare the access to the docks in a similar way. They would keep the main priority trees, cut down the brush, and make it a safe passageway through. He noted they are committed to doing that. Mr. Whitten is happy to answer questions. Walsh said regarding the easement for people going across and getting to the lots farther to the west, the Applicant will put in some kind of walking easement so they can walk through Lot 1 to be able to get to lots 2 and 3. Mr. Whitten replied yes. Johnson thinks there was a question that came up at the Planning Commission that a property owner to the east was concerned about the roadwork that would be done and how that affected properties that were on their property and asked Mr. Whitten to speak to that. Mr. Whitten asked if he is talking about the turn lane. Johnson said no, he believes it was talking about the private drive that goes up and thought there a concern about how that activity was going to affect. Mr. Whitten replied yes, in the tree preservation exhibit they identified the trees that would be removed. Farther to the south there is a tree that would be removed and then as the road turns there are also trees that would be removed. Along the east edge is where they are saying they would plant some evergreens.