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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MINUTES FOR APRIL 17, 2000 <br />(#2570 George Stickney, Continued) <br />Nygard inquired whether any other tennis courts have been constructed in Orono with a fence that <br />exceeds six feet. <br />Weinberger stated it was his understanding there have been some tennis court fences erected that <br />exceed six feet. Weinberger noted a variance is needed for the ten foot fence. Weinberger stated in <br />iight of the fact that a variance is being requested, City Staff could require certain types of trees be <br />planted around the tennis court area. <br />There were no public comments regarding this application. <br />Hawn requested a landscape plan be submitted for review and approval prior to City Council <br />approval. <br />Stickney indicated he would be willing to comply with that request. <br />Hawn moved, Stoddard seconded, to recommend approval of Application #2570, <br />George Stickney, 2590 Countryside Drive, granting of a variance to permit construction <br />of a tennis court 30 feet from the rear property line and granting of a variance to permit <br />the fence around the court to be 10 feet in height where 6 feet is permitted, subject to the <br />Applicant submitting a landscape plan for review and approval by City Staff prior to the <br />application being heard by the City Council. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0, Nygard Abstained. <br />(#9) #2571 DOUG AULT AND JIM GINTHER, 2739 SHADYWOOD ROAD, CONDITIONAL USE <br />PERMIT AND AFTER-THE-FACT VARIANCE, 9:21 p.m. - 9:35 p.m. <br />The Applicants were not present. <br />The Certificate of Mailing and Affidavit of Publication were noted. <br />Weinberger stated the Applicants are requesting a co. iditionai use permit and variance to permit a <br />'dock lot' for two dock slips within Tract U, and an after-the-fact variance to permit expansion of a <br />parking area constituting additional hardcover within 75 feet of the OHWL of lake Minnetonka. <br />Weinberger indicated the dock lots were created as part of Registered Land Survey No. 415. <br />Currently both Applicants have a 50 percent interest and one dock slip. Weinberger stated the <br />variance to hardcover is required due to the expansion of the existing gravel parking area. <br />Weinbergar stated basically the Applicants are requesting a similar conditional use which was <br />previously approved for some of the other lots in the area in 1985. At that time a subdivision <br />occurred in that area where it was assumed that each lot within the subdivision would have a dock <br />lot for storing of a boat. None of the dock lots were ever legally combined with the residential lots <br />nearby and eventually were sold off separately and are held in private ownership. Weinberger noted <br />Tract U, which is the subject of tonight's application, was recently turned into non-residential <br />ownership. <br />Jim Zimmerman, 2735 Shadywood Road, stated he has some concerns he would like to note on the <br />record. <br />Gaffron stated since the Applicant is not present at this time, and although the neighbors have <br />waited patiently to comment on this application, he would question the appropriateness of taking <br />comments at this time without the Applicants being present. <br />Page 18