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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING C0M>HSS10N MEETING August 20,2001 3551 Livingston Avenue to the September 17,2001 Planning Commission meeting, due to the absence of the Applicant. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. :W BUSINESS (#^01-2689 MANDEEP SODHl, 4080 DAHL ROAD, AFTER-THE-FACT VARLANCES AND CONDrUONAL USE PERNOT, 7:18 p.m. - 7:53 p.m. Mandeep Sow. Applicant, was present. The CertiFicate oiMailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. Weinberger stated the City of Orono became aware in late spring of some vegetation removal and replacement of a stairway ^the lakeshore side of the property located at 1080 Dahl Road. The \\\ property owner had purchased the property the previous year and hired a contractor to replace the \ stairway and retaining walls on the HU|side and to remove the vegetation. The vegetation removal occurred along the stairway leading to thc'l^keshore. Weinberger noted this work was done prior to the \ City issuing a permit approving the work. Staffissued a stop work order and required the property' owner to apply for the proper permits. A \ Orono’s Shoreland Ordinance does not permit “Intensive. Vegetation Removal" within 75 feet of the \\ shoreline, on steep slopes, or within the bluff impact zone. W^berger indicated the area w here the vegetation removal occurred is a protected bluff area, with the sl(^ e.xceeding an average grade of 12 over the length of it. Weinberger stated the area above the stairway consists mostly of an overgrown grassy area, which suffered some damage due to the equipment driving o^r the area. A walkway also existed from the residence down to the previous stairway. Staff, upon discovering removal of the vegetation, reviewed the site and found that a^tortion of the stairway and retaining walls had been replaced. Staff did issue a building permit to allow the property owner to complete the stairway and retaining wall replacement, with the condition the property owner apply for an after-the-fact variance and conditional use permit to permit the retaining wall replacement \ “ PAGE8