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\ <br />im <br />Is <br />i;.2 <br />&M <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, AUGUST 14,2000 <br />3. #2568 Bancor Group, Inc., Southwest Corner of Willow Drive North and Sixth <br />Avenue North—Willow View—Review of Entrance Monument Plan —Continued <br />minimal. The lighting was intended to be soft, with the effect of gas lighting. He stated <br />he w'ould have no problem conforming to MnDot guidelines for the sl 'gested height of <br />10 feet and width of 12 feet, or changing the lighting if it is the desire of the Council. <br />Mayor Jabbour asked if the monument would be in the way of City vehicles that need to <br />use the road. Gappa stated it would not. <br />Kelley stated he would prefer in-ground lighting of the monument and no lights on the <br />mailbox structures. Newman stated the mailbox lights were designed for security <br />purposes as well as ease of locating house numbers. <br />Mayor Jabbour moved, and Kelley seconded, to have staff work with the developer <br />to alter the Willow View monument plans to conform to Council recommendations: <br />the monument should be 10 feet high and 12 feet wide with in-ground lighting. <br />Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />4. #2599 Bob and Wendy Beutler, 684 Tonkawa Road—Variances—Resolution No. <br />4504 <br />Kelley stated that since the house is being tom down, and a new house being built from <br />scratch, he questioned the hardship for the average setback variance. <br />Weinberger stated that the owners want to construct a four-season porch that would <br />encroach 12 feet into the average lakeshore setback. The proposed design works well <br />with the land contours. The entire house is being moved back about 30 feet. <br />Flint stated he felt the proposed setback was a large improvement over the existing <br />setback, and he was willing to support the application. He also felt that the staff handled <br />his concern with future requests by stating that no decks or patios would be allowed to be <br />added within the hardcover limits in the future. <br />Mayor Jabbour stated that the law requires them to identify a hardship in order to grant a <br />variance. The neighbor’s house directly to the south sits well in front of the proposed <br />house creating a hardship. The house to the north is 14 feet higher, at the lowest <br />elevation than the proposed house. <br />Kelley asked if the addition w ould obstruct the view of the neighbor to the north, and <br />asked if the neighbor had seen the plans. Weinberger stated that the porch would not <br />obstmet the neighbor’s view, and the neighbor was mailed notification of the Public <br />Hearing.