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NnNUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COM>nSSION MEETING <br />_________Mondiy, October 16,2000 <br />(A^2624 Roger Ohen, Continued) <br />Hawn commented she does not have a problem with renewing the variances. <br />Lindquist stated he also docs not have a problem with the renewal. <br />TTiere were no public comments regarding this application. <br />Hawn moved, Lmdquist seconded, to recommend approval of Application #2624, <br />Roger J. Olsen, 81S Partenwood Road, renew ing of the variances for lakeshore setback <br />and hardcover in the 0-75’ setback. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br />2571 DOUG AULT AND JIM GINTHER, 2739 SHADY'WOOD ROAD, <br />AiiTCR-THE-FACT VARIANCE, 6:38 p.m. - 6:48 p.m. <br />Jim Gimlwr and Doug Ault, Applicants, were present. <br />The Certificalc^f Mailing and Affidavit of Publication w ere noted. <br />Weinberger stated the Applicants arc requesting an after-the-fact variance to permit <br />c.xpansion of a parkin^ea constituting additiorjl brdcover within 75 ’ feet of the OHWL <br />of Lake Minnetonka, ^ <br />Weinberger st^ed this lot is lobqted near the Narrows Bridge, w ith appro.ximately a half dozen lots <br />being independently owned with^^roidcnces being located in this area. Weinberger stated the <br />lots were onginally pbttcd in the I WQs w|^cinientmervc the residential lots in the <br />neighborhood. Smee the 1950s. scvcraWifiriots haw been sold off into private ownership. <br />The Applicants share ownership of the lots x^ich contains m o mooring areas for boats. In 1999 the <br />City of Orono had re«nctcd parking and had>laced no parking signs along Coun^ Road 19. Smee <br />thLe°lo^^"* the CityV^w faced with the creation of parking for each of <br />Weinberger stated this is an after-the-fact variance requesfbecausc the existing parking area <br />f four hardships, with tlw|)rimary hardship being <br />that these docks have existed for a number of years, with the hardship bSi« that a minimum < <br />ri 0 Por*nng spaces are needed since there are mo property owners. WeinMuer stated the <br />gravel parking area xxnuld allow the area to be bener maintained rather than 5>ermit one car <br />to park on the grass. <br />Augi^^2000 approval of the application based on the hardships Ustedm <br />Gmthcr stated Weinberger has represented the situation quite well, and due to the fact that there <br />PAGE 2