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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />April 17, 2023 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Kirchner said the property is heavily wooded. Because of woods I don't even know what sight lines <br />would be there. <br />Libby said staff has done a good job and given us a lot of good information. The applicant has tried to <br />position the house so does not obstruct any other lake views. I'm in favor of this but we still have to have <br />the County to chime in on this because of the subdivision of the lot. <br />Libby moved, Kraemer seconded, to approve LA23-000014,1007 Wildhurst Trail, variance. <br />VOTE: Ayes: 6, Nays 0. <br />4. LA23-000015 SWANSON HOMES, 3017 NORTH SHORE DRIVE, PRELIMINARY <br />PLAT <br />Oakden reported the applicant is requesting a preliminary plat approval to subdivide 3.57 acres into two <br />buildable lots. There's currently one house and the applicant is proposing to demo a portion of the existing <br />house in order to meet the side -yard setback required by a new shared property line between lot one and <br />lot two. The proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the LR113 family lakeshore <br />residential zoning districts. Both lots will meet the one -acre size and 140 -foot width requirement in that <br />zoning district. Staff feels the proposed lots are consistent with the character of the neighborhood and do <br />not trigger the requirements for conservation design. All drainage and utility easements will meet current <br />City standards and have been preliminarily reviewed by the City engineer. Minnehaha Creek provided a <br />comment that a two -lot subdivision does not trigger their permitting requirements but they may require <br />permitting at time of demo and of construction. Hennepin County has not submitted comments yet but did <br />provide an update that they have no major concerns. The applicant is proposing a shared driveway access <br />off of North Shore. A driveway easement and maintenance agreement should be required with this plat. <br />Staff recommends a 10 -foot easement be obtained along North Shore Drive to support the creation of a <br />potential regional trail corridor. Staff recommends approval of the subdivision with additional <br />requirements before final plat, including a driveway easement and maintenance agreement, 10 -foot trail <br />easement along North Shore Drive and separate sewer connections and demo permits. The applicant is <br />here and can speak to the project. <br />McCutcheon noted the lot is irregular and asked if there had been an attempt to make the lot lines square <br />up with the lake. <br />Blake Swanson, Swanson homes, 1360 Hamel Road, Medina, said they had put a lot of time and effort <br />into the design especially given the existing home. The reason the lot line goes around the home the way <br />that it does is because that's right where the kitchen and the mudroom are. Going straight line through <br />there and also meeting the other requirements would be a substantial slice through a very critical part of <br />the home. We've been working very diligently with staff to try and come up with a plan that meets all of <br />the requirements of the ordinance. It's consistent with a lot of the other properties along this stretch. He <br />said the new lot to be created would be about 100 feet wide which is also consistent with others in the <br />area. <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 6:43 p.m. <br />Page 4 of 12 <br />