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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 7, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 15 PUBLIC HEARING – Continued Seals moved, Johnson seconded, to waive the Planning Commission review. Ayes 4, Nays 0. Mayor Walsh opened the public hearing at 6:36 p.m. Mayor Walsh closed the public hearing at 6:36 p.m. Seals moved, Johnson seconded, to approve the Resolution LA20-000072. Ayes 4, Nays 0. PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT 22. LA20-000048 – Timothy Whitten o/b/o Irwin Jacobs 2018 Rev Trust, 1700 Shoreline Drive Preliminary Plat – Resolution Mayor Walsh clarified the expectation of the Council on this: they are not making a decision or having conversation around this, but rather the Applicant will give a quick update. He noted this is not a public hearing as it still needs to go back through the Planning Commission. Patrick Steinhoff of Malkerson, Gunn, and Martin, 220 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, is the Attorney for the Applicant, which is the Irwin Jacobs Trust. Mr. Steinhoff gave an update on the application based on issues from the last meeting on October 26, 2020. One issue was a suggestion that they were moving too fast, making changes on the fly in response to public comments without allowing sufficient time for the public to consider them. At the suggestion of City Staff, City Attorney, and City Planner, the Applicant has agreed to return the application to the Planning Commission for a full public hearing. Right now, they are updating all of the application materials, and once Staff has given feedback, there will be neighbor meetings, they will invite Councilmembers to view the site, basically starting the application from scratch. As to the nature of the changes to the Application; the Council may recall there was lots of discussion regarding average lakeshore setback (ALS) in past meetings. The Applicant is revising the plan to move all of the lots so they have house pads behind the existing ALS, and that required them to eliminate a lot and that will hopefully eliminate the ALS as an issue. Another change to the plans regards some objection to the road so they are redesigning the road to make the cul-de-sac shorter and if Staff identifies any other issues, the Applicant will address those as they come up and make adjustments to the plan. The plan is to give the Council an application that conforms to the ordinances and then they can make adjustments based on feedback. Mr. Steinhoff welcomed questions and noted Tim Whitten is also in attendance if there are questions. He looks forward to the public hearing on the application. Mayor Walsh noted they are not looking for questions at this point, but they do look forward to seeing the Applicant at the public hearing before the Planning Commission. Once it gets through that process, it will get back in front of the Council. He appreciates the update and where the Applicant is going with it. 24. LA20-000071 – Jacob Stickney, 15 Stubbs Bay Road/PID 3211823340006, Variances – Resolution Ms. Oakden noted the Applicant is requesting the lot area, lot width, and side yard setback variances. The Applicant is planning to construct a new home on the property which currently sits vacant; the proposed home has a similar front yard setback as the neighboring property to the north. During the Planning Commission, neighbors did attend and voiced some concern regarding the original proposed house 24.