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Minutes <br />Planning Commission Regular Meeting <br />Monday, March 18, 2024, 6:00 PM <br />City Council Chambers 2780 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />4.2. LA24-000009, Revision LLC, 797 Ferndale Road N., Variance <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />approve the variance request for average lakeshore setback. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant, Irv <br />Fish, currently of 630 Indian Mound, Wayzata. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 6:24 p.m. <br /> <br />Mark Doepke, 265 Hollander Road; Jennifer Grudnowski, 793 Ferndale Road N.; and Paul Bruer, 275 <br />Hollander Road, provided comments. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 6:51 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioners pointed out there is no buildable site on the property outside of the average lakeshore <br />setback and that is the practical difficulty, but the proposal is that all other aspects of the plan would meet <br />code. They said the proposal was pretty conservative and that as the plan goes toward the build stage, the <br />other concerns of the neighbors would be addressed. They said it will be a big change for the <br />neighborhood to have a long-vacant lot built on, so they understand the concerns of the neighbors, but it <br />is a privately-owned lot and if it can meet code, it can be built on. The only consideration for Commission <br />action at that time is the variance for average lakeshore setback. All other aspects will be reviewed by the <br />City Engineer. Anything outside of code would need to come back for a variance. Although not required <br />at this stage it was suggested before the variance goes to the City Council it would be good if the <br />applicant would provide more illustrations with more details on the building plan and what trees would be <br />retained and removed. <br /> <br />McCutcheon moved, Ressler seconded, to approve LA24-00009, 797 Ferndale Road N., Variance. <br />VOTE: Ayes: 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />4.3. LA24-000011, Robey Construction o/b/o Steve Streich, 1487 Shoreline Dr.,Variances <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is requested to review the Staff report, receive a presentation, and discuss and <br />approve the request for multiple variances for an addition. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission discussed the item and asked questions of staff and the applicant, Tom Robey, <br />Robey Construction. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis opened the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. <br /> <br />There were no public comments. <br /> <br />Chair Bollis closed the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioners noted the applicant is planning to remove more hardcover than they are adding and the <br />addition is small and would not be seen from neighboring houses. The house is non-conforming as it <br />exists. <br />4