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Date: March 17, 2025 Item: 5.3 <br />Presenter: Laura Oakden, Community Development Director <br />Section: Public Hearings <br /> <br />Title: LA25-000002, City of Orono Text Amendment: City Code Section 78- <br />1279(6) - Average Lakeshore Setback (Laura Oakden) <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />The City of Orono proposes an amendment to Zoning Code Section 78-1279 regarding average <br />lakeshore setback and to fix typographic errors. <br />2.Background: <br />The Average Lakeshore Setback (ALS) standards are within the Shoreland Overlay District <br />regulations. The purpose of the ALS regulation is to protect views of the lake or sightlines to the <br />lake over a subject property. The code attempts to describe a setback line based on the location of <br />the existing principal residence buildings on neighboring lakeshore lots. The ALS prohibits <br />buildings (principal and accessory) and certain accessory structures from being located lakeward <br />of this setback line as defined. <br /> <br />It is not uncommon for regulations to be amended or modified over time. The ALS code language <br />has been amended numerous times since its adoption with the Shoreland Overlay District <br />Regulations in 1992 to clarify terms and/or to add exceptions (including the above-noted 42-inch <br />exception) from the standard. As a result of a recent amendment there is a typo in the language <br />which creates confusion. Staff proposes amendments to clarify the language (rearranging text), <br />update references to other sections of the code, and correct the typo; no change in the purpose or <br />application of the regulation is proposed. The proposed changes are intended to make the text <br />easier to understand and apply. <br />3.Public Comment: <br />No public comments have been received. The proposed code language was sent to the DNR for <br />their review and approval; a Conditional Approval letter from the DNR is attached as an exhibit. <br />4.Staff Recommendation: <br />Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br />5.Planning Commission Action Requested: <br />Review the proposed text and make a MOTION to approve the proposed text amendment to the <br />Average Lakeshore Setback. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />Ex A LA25-000002, TA, ALS, PCSR <br />Ex B Draft Changes 78-1279 <br />Ex C Draft Changes 78-1279 CLEAN (no strikethrough) <br />Ex D DNR Conditional Approval <br />88