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