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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />May 8, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 4 of 12 <br /> <br />Curtis said currently access is from Bayview Place but the second lot could opt to have a driveway off of <br />Navarre Lane. <br /> <br />Walsh said he sees this proposal dividing two non-conforming lots to make two more useable non- <br />conforming lots. He asked if the applicant had anything to say. <br /> <br />Jacob Kompelien, 615 Green Ave. SE, Watertown, said he was there on behalf of the applicant who <br />intends is to possibly build a garage that's more suitable for the existing house with a driveway that's less <br />steep, and then also possibly build in the future on the other lot and have the driveway on Navarre Lane. <br /> <br />The Council agreed with staff that the administrative lot line adjustment would be the correct approach <br />for this possible proposal. <br /> <br />21. LA23-000014 – MATTHEW & SUSANNE JOHNSON, 1007 WILDHURST TRAIL, <br />VARIANCE – RESOLUTION NO. 7364 <br /> <br />Walsh noted Council Member Matt Johnson is the applicant and would step down from the Council table. <br /> <br />Curtis said the applicant is proposing to create a new lot for the purpose of building a new single-family <br />home. The undeveloped rights-of-way surrounding the properties were vacated in December of 2022. The <br />applicants have also applied for an administrative boundary line adjustment to combine and rearrange the <br />three PIDs resulting in two buildable lakeshore lots. The change is currently in process with Hennepin <br />County and is not yet reflected. The existing home at 1003 Wildhurst Trail is planned to remain and the <br />Council should treat the lot configuration as existing for this analysis, she said. The applicant is <br />requesting an average Lakeshore setback variance or waiver on the lot to allow construction of a new <br />home up to the 75-foot Lakeshore setback. In April the Planning Commission held a public hearing and <br />voted to approve the requested variance. No comments from the public were received. Curtis said staff <br />recommends approval conditioned upon the Hennepin County accepting the subdivision exception with <br />the proposed lot line rearrangement. <br /> <br />Walsh explained that because the lot lines would be moved the average Lakeshore setback line would <br />move backward, creating a new lakeshore lot and the need for a variance. He added the proposal <br />combines lots and the City has approved similar arrangements in other locations. <br /> <br />Benson asked about the actual footprint for the proposed home. <br /> <br />Johnson said if it was three lots the average lakeshore setback line would be lakeward of the line with two <br />lots. He said the architect for the proposed new home has configured a preliminary plan of where the <br />home could be placed as depicted on the exhibit shown. <br /> <br />Benson asked if building plans had been submitted. <br /> <br />Walsh said building plans are not typically submitted at this point. That would not happen until the <br />applicant was ready to request a building permit. <br /> <br />Curtis said in staff’s opinion, enough information is available for staff to process this request.