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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING C0M^^SS10N <br />MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 21, 1995 <br />(^15 - <^2057 James Nystrom - Continued) <br />Peterson said if a new house was built to the north, it also would be at the 75 line. <br />Schfoedcr appreciated the tremendous improsements made in the proposal and saw no <br />problem with the deck as there were hardships with the house. <br />Hawn asked why the 10' side setbad:s could not be met Frazec said he worked with the <br />floor plan trying to minimize room sizes to meet the requirement He found it would be <br />necessary' to move rooms upstairs, and it was the intent ot the applicant to maintain an <br />understated and lower profile <br />Peterson read into the minutes a letter received from the DNR recommending denial of the <br />application due to structure within the 0-75' zone The DNR determined a reasonable <br />alternative would be to move the structure back 10' Peterson informed the apolicant that <br />this is the only opportunity the City has to make properties meet current codes <br />Schroeder noted lakesbore properties are a "Catch 22" proposition. Owners want to be <br />on the lake, yet it is bad for the lake <br />GatTfon noted that the average setback, lot area, and lot width problems are inherent to <br />the property The pertinent faas relating to the existing and proposed houses were <br />reviewed A major improvement with setbacks was proposed tor the garage <br />Schroeder moved to approve .Application #2057 as proposed due to the obvious hardships <br />of the property, the substandard lot, the considerable eflbrt to meet regulations, in <br />particular the 0-75’ zone, to warrant the proposed exceptions There was no second to the <br />motion <br />Peterson said the property had the amount of space needed to move the house back and <br />set the standards where they would meet City requirements. <br />The applicant said there was a privacy issue involved The neighbor's screen porch being <br />on the property line looks directly into the home <br />Lindquist said, although the reasons were valid, many other applications also have valid <br />reasons He noted it was becoming more ditficult to allow any encroachment into the 75' <br />lakeshore area Schroeder agreed <br />GatVron said the City cannot predict what will happen with other homes in the area <br />Decisions cannot be made based on possible predictions The applicant said the home to <br />the south was in good condition