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TES Or THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Monday, January 20,2004 6:00 o’clock p.m. Bremer moved, Fritzler seconded, to table Application #04-2969, Terry and Gretcben Blount, 1390 Cherry Place, for the purpose of redesign. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. (#11) #04-2971 HICKORY FINE HOMES INC., 3220 AND 3240 WATERTOWN ROAD, LOT LINE RE-ARRANGEMENT (8:21-8:43 PM.) William Henderson, the Applicant, was present Oaf&on stated that this is a proposed 2-lot residential re-plat of property located adjacent to Stubbs Bay Creek. In August 1990, die City of Orono approved the plat of Seim Orono Addition, creating Lot I (3240 Watertown Road), Lot 2 and Outlot A (combined as 3220 Watertown Road). The property contains protected wetlands and a protected tributary creek. The plat was approved two years before adoption of Orono’s wooreland Ordinance (Zoning Code Section 10.56) and one year prior to enactment of the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). Gaffron noted that both of these subsequent regulations are applicable to the future development of the properties, and each has significant impacts on their buildability. Neither lot has ever been built on. As a result, applicants are proposing a complete lot line rearrangement to allow relocation of the proposed driveway (which was never built and now would not be approved in its 1990 configuration due to Shoreland restrictions) and to allow for slight revisions in potential house locations. The new plat is subject to 'front lot/back lot* area and setback standards which were also not in effect in 1990. Gaffron pointed out that the application is incomplete pending a grading plan and design for the driveway and creek crossing, which requires a number of variances. It is staffs latent to review the variances and subdivision concurrently, as they rely on each odier for viability. Gaffron explained that, prior to adoption of the Shoreland Ordinance in February 1992, Orono did not have a specific setback requirement from tributary streams or creeks, and at best a 26* wedand setback was likely the only setback enforced for structures. Furthermore, the City had no hardcover limitation applicable to tributaries. The City had enforced a 75' septic system sed>ack PAGE 25 of 64 iStm