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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, March 25, 2002 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />*(#3) Regular Council Meeting of March 11,2002 <br />Flint moved, White seconded, to approve the minutes of the Regular Council <br />meeting of March 11,2002. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS - Andrew McDermott, Representative <br />McDermott stated the Park Commission will be proceeding forward with the items the Council <br />recommended at the work session held earlier this evening. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION CO.MMENTS - Dan Kluth, Representative <br />Kluth indicated the Planning Commission has had a work session recently, with another one scheduled <br />for this Thursday. Kluth stated the Planning Commission is considering holding regularly scheduled <br />work sessions to help address the number of issues that need to be considered in the upcoming year. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />None <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT <br />(#4) #02-2745 ILONA AND KENNETH PETERSON, 1074 WlLDHl RST TRAIL - <br />VARIANCES, RESOLUTION NO. 4774 <br />Ken Peterson, Applicant, and Jack Carter, Contractor, were present. <br />Weinberger stated the Applicant is requesting variances to permit bnd alteration and construction of a <br />garage/enclosed walkway that encroaches 24 ’ into a required 26’ wetland buffer. Weinberger stated the <br />lot is currently vacant and lies within the LR-IB, Single Family Lakeshore Residential District. The <br />City ’s Flood Plain and Wetlands Management Ordinance does not permit filling, grading, e.xcavation, <br />hardcover and structures within a protected wetland and w ithin 26’ of the edge of the wetland. A <br />variance is also required to permit the garage to be located 17.76’ from the front property line, where a <br />3S ’ setback is required. Weinberger indicated the proposed garage is a two-level building with <br />driveway access to each level. <br />Weinberger noted this property was originally created in 1991, as part of the Wildhurst Estates <br />development, and at the time it was created was a conforming lot. Weinberger stated since 1991, <br />however, the way in which wetlands are delineated has changed, which has resulted in the location of <br />the edge of the w’ctland and the area of the lot being changed. The size of the lot, including the <br />wetlands, is slightly over two acres. <br />PAGE 3