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5 <br />Dale of Conpicte Application: <br />60 Day Deadline: <br />7/19/01 <br />9/18/01 <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE; <br />SUBJECT: <br />Chair Hawn and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Paul Weinberger, Zoning Administrator/Planncr <br />August 15, 2001 <br />#01-2689 Mandeep Sodhi <br />4080 Dahl Road <br />After-the-Fact Variances and Conditional Use Permit <br />Lakeshore Vegetation Restoration Plan Review <br />Zoning District: <br />List of Exhibits <br />LR-IB One Family Lakeshore Residential District <br />A Application <br />B Plat Map <br />C Site Photo <br />D Section 10.56, Subdivision 16 (I) - Regulation of Vegetation Alterations <br />E Definition of Intensive Veeetation Clearing <br />F Property Survev <br />G Approximate Bluff Line Determination <br />H Landscaping Plan <br />I Planting Schedule <br />J Hardcover Calculations <br />K Hardcover Calculation Worksheet (Entire Lot) <br />L Property Owners Notification List <br />Background <br />In 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 was done primarily to <br />remove poison ivy. It 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 accommodate the <br />placement of permitted stairw ays and landings, picnic areas, access paths, beach and waercraft 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 leaf-on conditions). <br />#01-2689 Maiukcp Sodhi <br />4080 Dahl Road <br />8/15/01 <br />Page I of 4