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a <br />Date of Complete Application: 7/I9/0I <br />60 Day Dcadliae: 9/18/01 <br />TO: Chair Hawn and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorsc, City Administrator <br />FROM: Paul Weinberger, Zoning AdministratorTlanner <br />DATE: August 15,2001 <br />SUBJECT: <101-2689 Mandeep Sodhi <br />4080 Dahl Road <br />Aftcr-ihe-Faci Variances and Conditional Use Permit <br />Lakeshore Vegetation Restoration Plan Review <br />Zoning District: <br />List of Exhibits <br />LR-IB One Familv Lakeshore Residential District <br />A Application <br />B Plat Map <br />C Site Photo <br />D> Section 10.56. Subdivision 16 (1) • Regulation of Vegetation Alterations <br />t nefinition of Intensive Vegetation Clearing <br />F Property Survey <br />G Approximate BlufTLine Determination <br />II Landscaping Plan <br />I Planting Schedule <br />J Hardcover Calculations <br />V. Hardcover Calculation Worksheet (Entire Lot) <br />L Property Owners Notification List <br />Background <br />III late Spring the City of Orono was made aware of vegetation removal and replacement of a <br />stairway on the lakeshore side of the property. The property owner had purchased the property the <br />previous year and hired a contractor to replace the stairway and retaining walls on the hillside and <br />to remove the vegetation. The applicant had stated the vegetation removal w’as done primarily to <br />remove poison ivy U was also determined at least two large and several small trees were removed. <br />The Shoreland Ordinance does not permit “Intensive Vegetation Removal" within 75' of the <br />shoreline, on steep slopes or within the bluff impact zone. What 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 acconunodate the <br />placement of pennitted stainvays and landings, picnic areas, access paths, beach and w aercrafi access <br />areas, and permitted lock bo.xes, provided that the screening of suuciures as viewed from the water <br />is not substantially reduced (assuming summer leaf-on conditions). <br />•0i:6l9MW-cpSo*i <br />4010 DM Hoad <br />ilSvOI <br />p^ior4