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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR JULY 19.1999 <#2410 Peter Boynton, Continued) as best as possible, and in his opinion this plan is acceptable Lindquist moved, Nygard seconded, to recommend approval of Application #2410, 1973 Eagerness Point Road, permitting a variance to hardcover in the 0-75* setback and in the 75-250* setback as proposed, a variance to the 30 foot setback from the street to allow the garage, variances to lot area and lot width, and denial of the conditional use permit for land alteration in the lakeshore setback, with the understanding that the grade will remain as presently exists. The Planning Commission finds that a hardship does exist for lot area, lot width and the 75 foot lakeshore setback due to the two lakeshore setbacks and the minimal amount of land available for a residence to be constructed on. VOTE: Ayes 7, Nays 0. (#2) #2501 CITY OF ORONO, 3601 BAYSIDE ROAD • VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Weinberger stated that the City of Orono is requesting a conditional use permit and variance to relocate an existing dock at the north end of Stubbs Bay. Weinberger commented that this application was reviewed at the June Planning Commission meeting. The City of Orono has maintained a municipal dock and walking path for many years on the north end of Stubbs Bay. A recent survey by an adjacent property owner revealed that the dock and path were not located on City owned property. The dock has since been relocated on City property. Relocating the dock and walking path within the undeveloped Oak Street will require filling a small amount of wetland for the path. A small amount of fill is necessary to provide better access and handicapped access to the dock, which has existed for a number of years. This area also exists as a snowmobile access to Lake Minnetonka Smith commented that snowmobiles are not allowed east of Stubbs Bay. Weinberger stated the City is proposing to place 180 square feet of fill in the wetland to create a base to accommodate a walking path to access the dock. The Wetland Conservation Act allows filling of wetlands up to 400 cubic feet if certain measures of avoidance and minimization are demonstrated. A permit is required from the MCWD to fill.1 Weinberger noted that the City has received a number of phone calls requesting that the dock remain as well as requests that s^ me additional improvements to this area be made. The Parks Commission has reviewed this application and has concluded that this area will not be developed as parkland. The small size of the property limits any recreational use or placement of picnic tables on the site. This dock is intended for pedestrian use only and not for boat storage, with no parking being allowed along Bayside Road City Staff is recommending approval of this application Gappa stated that the dock was relocated a few years ago. with direction being given by the City Council that this access be upgraded Gappa commented that the fill is needed due to the uneven topography of the land. Gappa stated that this request is reasonable and necessary in order to improve the dock and walkway.