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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 27, 2022 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 6 of 11 line to move away from the inlet setback. The Applicant depicts a new location of entrance monuments (the property currently has monuments that could be maintained) and is requesting a 5 foot setback from the edge of the wetland where 25 is required and it is within the 75 foot setback from the inlet. The Applicant states the inlet is the practical difficulty and the existing conditions of the site for variances and notes they are improving many of the non-conformities. Staff finds the wetland buffer and lakeshore variance to allow for new entrance monuments is a convenience and not necessary for the property and does not support that variance. On June 21 the Planning Commission held a public hearing and Commissioners discussed the entrance monuments and provided feedback but noted the proposed placements of those monuments did not meet the standards. No comments were made during the public hearing and the Commission voted 6 to 1 following Staff’s recommendation. Staff recommends approval of the variances associated with new house construction and denial of the variance associated with the entrance monuments. The Commissioners discussed the monuments, noting the Applicant is making them quite a bit smaller. Peter Eskuche, 18318 Minnetonka Blvd, Deephaven, clarified the red monument on screen is to be removed and the green is proposed. Part of this is safety for the family and the other part is the amount of distance in the descent from the highway is very tight for trucks to back out. Johnson moved, Seals seconded, to approve LA22-000028, 2605 North Shore Drive, variances as written, and approving the variance for the new gate noting the other monuments must be removed. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 0, Abstain 1 (Printup). 8. LA22-000017, JON RESSLER AND FRANK PLACHECKI, 3683 NORTH SHORE DRIVE AND 3685 NORTH SHORE DRIVE, LOT WIDTH VARIANCE FOR BOTH PROPERTIES Jon Ressler, Applicant, was present. City Planner Oakden gave a presentation on the item, noting neighboring property owners are looking to complete an administrative boundary line adjustment. Moving the boundary is a Staff administrative action as long as no new non-conformities are created or existing non-conformity is not increased. The request to move this property boundary increases the non-conformity of lot width so a variance is required. Each property will require lot width variances in order to allow the adjustment. At 3683 North Shore Drive the lot width will decrease at the 75 foot lakeyard setback from 54 feet to 52 feet and at 3685 North Shore Drive the lot width will decrease from 92 feet to 82 feet at the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL). The new property boundary will maintain the same lot areas overall. The proposed new property line will improve many non-conformities on both parcels. Building set back, overall hardcover, and lot width at the OHWL will improve for 3683 and the new property line will be moved off the existing driveway bringing that driveway setback closer to conformance for 3685. On May 16 the Planning Commission held a public hearing and discussed support for the application noting improvements for hardcover calculations and building setbacks were important improvements. Staff finds the lot width variance may be supported by practical difficulty; Council is asked to discuss and provide direction for Staff to draft a resolution for this item.