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Date of Complete Applicatioo: 7/19/01 <br />Application Deadline: 11/!7«‘01 <br />TO: Chair Hawn and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, Cit>‘ Administrator <br />FROM: Paul Weinberger. Zoning Administrator/Planner <br />DATE: October 10.2001 <br />SUBJECT: :^0U26S9 Mandeep Sodhi <br />4080 Dahl Road <br />ARer-the-Fact Variances and Conditional Use Permit <br />Lakeshore Vegetation Restoration Plan Review <br />List of ExibiU <br />A Revised Landscaping Plan <br />B Property Survey/BlufT Determination <br />C August 15. 2001 SufT Report <br />Review- of Application <br />In late Spring the City of Orono was made aware of vegetation removal and replacement of a <br />stairway and retaining wall on the lakeshore side of the property. The property owner had purchased <br />the property- the previous year and hired a contractor to replace the stairway and retaining w-alls on <br />the hillside and to remove the vegetation. The applicant had stated the vegetation removal was done <br />primarily to remove poison ivy. It was also determined at least two large and several small trees <br />were remo ’-ed. <br />The Shorcland Ordinance docs not permit “Intensive Vegetation Removal" within 75* of the <br />shoreline, on steep slopes or within the bluff impact zone, \\liat would be allowed is limited <br />clearing of shrubs and trees less than 6 inches in diameter and cutting, pruning and trimming of trees <br />of any size to provide a view to the water from the principal dwelling site and to accommodate t*ie <br />placement of permitted stairways and landings, picnic areas, access paths, beach and wacreraft access <br />areas, and permitted lock boxes, provided that the screening of structures as viewed from the water <br />is not substantially reduced assuming summer Icaf-on conditions). <br />Any vegetation removal of trees that are w ithin 75* of the lakeshore or in a bluff impact zone require <br />a permit from the City. One large tree that was removed from the property was hollowed out and <br />likely would have qualified to receive a permit. A condition of permit approval may have been the <br />property owners plant new vegetation in its place. <br />The City- did issue a building permit to allow the property owner to complete the stairway and <br />retaining wall replacement, with a condition the property owner apoly for an after-the-fact variance <br />and conditional use permit to permit the retaining wall replacement within 75' of the lakeshore. It <br />is not clear how much excavation was done to lower the stairw*ay since the grading was completed <br />tOI-26l9.NUnk«pSo*i <br />4010 Oihl Road <br />KVI5/0I <br />Paf( I on