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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday,April 12,2021 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />15. SENATOR OSMEK UPDATE—Continued <br />Crosby said the intersection by Minnetonka Middle School is very dangerous and it is great that Senator <br />Osmek is working on it. <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT REPORT(PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE <br />MARK MCCUTCHEON) <br />16.LA21-000016—Schimmel Construction o/b/o David& Kathryn Wiemer, 1405 Rest Point Road, <br />Variances <br />David&Kathryn Wiemer,Applicants,were present. <br />Barnhart presented a summary packet of information and shared that the Planning Commission <br />recommended denial of the variances. The project includes an addition on to the south side of the <br />property and a deck on the lakeside portion. At the time the Commission reviewed it there was a rear <br />street yard setback, a lake setback(most of the house is in the 0-75), and also a hardcover variance;the <br />Commission did not have a lot of issue for the addition portion of the project but did have concerns with <br />the additional hardcover. Since the Planning Commission meeting,the Applicant has revised their project <br />and removed the need for the hardcover variance. They still need a straight rear yard setback and the lake <br />yard setback. Staff has changed the recommendation for denial to the Planning Commission to an <br />approval of the project based on those changes. <br />Walsh asked about the otheriecep getting closer to the lake;he believes it is the stairway. <br />Barnhart noted the Applicant is proposing some changes to the deck including some flagstone pathways <br />within the 0-75 instead of a structure. <br />Johnson asked if they are changing existing hardcover. <br />Barnhart replied they were conforming in hardcover and with the proposed addition they would be above <br />the hardcover limit. Now they have adjusted the drawing so they are at the 25%maximum for hardcover. <br />Crosby asked how much of the existing hardcover is within the 0-75. <br />Barnhart pointed it out on screen and said it is somewhat challenging to fit some hardcover without some <br />of it in the 0-75. <br />Walsh noted that was his concern and he spoke to the Applicant after the last Council meeting and said if <br />they can get it in to the 25%and knowing that the house is within the 0-75 they do not want anything to <br />get any closer than it is today. <br />111 <br />Barnhart shared the Applicant reduced the size of the deck proposal 240 square feet to make it fit. <br />Page 3 of 15