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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 11, 2021 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 of 9 7. LA21-000051 – ROBERT LINDEN CONSTRUCTION, 1074 LOMA LINDA AVENUE, VARIANCES – RESOLUTION NO. 7221 – Continued Mayor Walsh replied it is both, they want to add the height within the setback and additional hardcover/building structure within the setback. Mr. Linden noted they are actually reducing the hardcover as it is today. Mayor Walsh asked if it is within the setback. Mr. Linden knows there is a concrete sidewalk that already exists there which will now become building foundation. The height is a story-and-a-half so everything will be within the roof envelope. Mayor Walsh stated they are still adding non-conformity and the City Council has said no to others in the past. Mr. Linden stated the street setback is virtually impossible where it is now. Mayor Walsh replied there are inherent practical difficulties with those kinds of issues that the City Council can work with; however, this application is purposely adding more non-conformity in structure which creates its own problems. Johnson’s concern is not so much the height but the enlargement to the garage. Printup moved, Seals seconded, to table LA21-000051, 1074 Loma Linda Avenue, Variances – Resolution No. 7221. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 16. LA21-000057/58 – ROBERT ERICKSON, 365 WESTLAKE STREET, GENNESARET PRELIMINARY PLAT Staff presented a summary packet of information. Barnhart stated the Applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval to plat a property he owns, recently vacated portions of Westlake, and is proposing to give the City the drainage and utility easement and additional land for a cul-de-sac. The Planning Commission reviewed the application and recommended approval with the comment on the additional easement to make the cul-de-sac a more conforming size. Staff and Planning Commission recommended an additional 10-foot easement on the backside in lieu of the boulevard reserve the Applicant proposed as part of the vacation request. The Planning Commission offered that potentially shifting the cul-de-sac to the west a bit, it would fit within the existing or additional right-of-way that Mr. Erickson would provide. To this point, Mr. Erickson has objected to that request and Mr. Barnhart seeks City Council’s direction on that. Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to the provision of an easement for the cul-de- sac and Watershed District approval. Mayor Walsh clarified that the Watershed does not give approvals on a preliminary plat but a final plat, therefore it cannot be a condition on a preliminary plat. Bob Erickson, 372 Westlake Street, noted about a year ago he applied for a sketch plan to combine five smaller lots that were subdivided in the early 1900’s and combining with the southern portion of Westlake Street which has since been vacated. Throughout the process, the boundaries of the proposed