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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Tuesday, January 16, 2007 <br />6:00 o'clock p.m. <br />fence. Rahn commented the City's fence ordinance in his opinion does need some tweaking but <br />that now is not the time. Rahn suggested this item be placed on a future Planning Commission <br />work session. <br />Winer stated she agrees with the need for the fence from a security standpoint from the road as <br />well as from the lake and that given the level of architectural detail of the house, it is easy to see <br />how the property owner could overlook this detail regarding the fence. <br />Kempf stated there are a number of incredible properties that draw people and that perhaps the <br />City should look at changing their ordinance to address security. Kempf stated the City has not <br />chosen to write their ordinances to address a person's desire for security. <br />Rahn stated the City should afford a person's right to privacy to every resident. <br />Kempf stated in his opinion the City should look at changing the ordinance prior to approving this <br />application. <br />Rahn stated the perception of one's security should not be a city issue and should be a personal <br />issue and that the city's fence ordinance could be tweaked. <br />Curtis stated the Planning Commission could recommend that the ordinance be changed in the <br />future as part of this application. <br />Winer inquired whether the fence height with comer lots has come up in the past. <br />Gaffron stated the City's code reads as follows: "A fence not exceeding six feet in height may be <br />located along the street lot line of a lake frontage lot which abuts a major thoroughfare." Gaffron <br />stated it is possible the language could be interpreted that since the lot abuts a major <br />thoroughfare, any street lot line could have a six-feet fence. Gaffron stated this is a unique lot <br />and unique layout where you not only abut a county road but also a minor neighborhood road. <br />Gaffron stated this type of fence does fit the character of the neighborhood in his opinion and that <br />this is a situation where the fence should remain. <br />3