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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,May 10,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 16. LA21-000026—JALIN DESIGN,LLC O/B/O TIM HOLLAND, 1395 ORONO LANE, <br /> VARIANCES—RESOLUTION—Continued <br /> Walsh said the problem is they are creating their own practical difficulty by doing that because they do <br /> not have to do anything to this. <br /> Curtis said if they renovate it to a certain extent,they need to bring it into conformance with the flood <br /> plain regulations. <br /> Walsh noted they are creating their own practical difficulty by renovating it. <br /> Curtis noted they could always demolish it. <br /> Walsh said they could get rid of it if they want to.He has never seen anything where the City has allowed <br /> anyone to move a boat house or even a storage facility between the 0-75. <br /> Johnson asked if Mr. Lindgren is fine keeping it where it is. <br /> Mr.Lindgren said the structure would fit where it is currently today and he can take off some wing walls <br /> to make it fit.However,he will have pushback for raising the floor of it because it does not meet today's <br /> standards. Then he would not be able to renovate it. He asked if that is the City or the watershed. <br /> Curtis replied it is FEMA(Federal Emergency Management Agency). <br /> Mr. Lindgren noted FEMA would not allow him to renovate it. <br /> Walsh asked to define renovation.Mr.Lindgren could put new walls and floors in. <br /> Mr. Lindgren would have to apply for a permit to do that and a permit would not be granted if he does not <br /> have a FEMA or watershed permit. <br /> Walsh is torn on that because he is against anyone moving any boat house,even away from the lake. <br /> Mr.Lindgren asked his theory on that. <br /> Walsh said because then everyone wants to move a boat house. He reminded people that in the past one <br /> could not even renovate they just had to tear them down.Now they can be fixed up and that may be the <br /> only thing Mr. Lindgren can do is fix it up barring any permits. He does not know and is torn on that as he <br /> does not want to open up Pandora's box with people coming in and wanting to move their boat house. <br /> Johnson has less of a hard time with that. He thinks getting it out of the flood zone is not to the <br /> applicant's convenience, it is just a good practice. He does not think there should be any enlargement of <br /> the structure but moving it back and farther from the property line-he thinks it is a good practice not <br /> having things in the flood plain. <br /> Page 27 of 34 <br />