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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, January 18, 2022 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1. LA21-000071 PAUL TAUTON, 3600 IVY PLACE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) Paul Tauton, Applicant, was present. Staff presented a summary packet of information. Ms. Oakden noted the Applicant is looking for a CUP for a structure in the floodplain to install a permanent dock. The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) regulates docks on the lake and they have not yet issued a permit. However the proposed dock will extend 40 feet off the shore and the LMCD is working with the Applicant at this time. An updated layout was emailed to Commissioners and published to the website earlier in the day, along with public comment received. Per City code permanent docks may be allowed with a CUP following the standards and procedures set forth by the code. Staff recommends approval of this CUP for construction of the proposed permanent dock subject to the following conditions: 1. The dock may be allowed as long as it continues to be permitted by the LMCD and DNR and is in conformity with the rules and regulations of those agencies, and 2. The dock is not to be used for commercial purposes or rented. McCutcheon asked with the dock to the south, is there room for this new proposed dock. Oakden noted the location of the dock is something the LMCD will review and they are coordinating with the Applicant regarding lake depths and location. Paul Tauton, 3600 Casco Point, noted he is present and available for questions. Chair Ressler opened the public hearing at 6:09 p.m. Jay Nygard, 1386 Rest Point Road, does not have a problem with the application but he does not understand why they are before the City Council this evening. He knows there is a teeny bit of the dock that might be attached to the shore and it seems silly to him. The LMCD regulates docks on the lake and should issue the permit for the dock. He noted they are making Mr. Tauton go through a double process for no reason and the overregulating seems silly. It hearkens him back to “Nancy the dock lady” whom the City prosecuted a few years ago for renting out a single space so she could pay her taxes and stay in the family home; she had to go through two different criminal charges over that and it makes no sense to him. They should be encouraging people to stay in the City and should not be overregulating. He noted this does not fall under a conditional use because everyone on the lake gets to have a dock. He thinks things like this have to go away. Chair Ressler closed the public hearing at 6:11 p.m. McCutcheon moved, Peterson seconded, to approve LA21-000071, 3600 Ivy Place, Conditional Use Permit (CUP). VOTE: Ayes: 4, Nays 0.