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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 19,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> maintenance. Barnhart stated shielding would only be required in the lake yard and foot candles would be <br /> measured anywhere on the property. <br /> Acting Chair Landgraver opened the public hearing at 8:49 p.m. <br /> Joey Mandel stated he is here tonight representing his parents who live at 3155 North Shore Drive. <br /> Mandel displayed a picture of the lot adjacent to his parents' home. Mandel stated the lot was <br /> unmaintained for six years and was a nuisance. The property to the left is his parents' property. Both <br /> properties are located on Crystal Bay. <br /> Reed Mandel stated the property owner was hauling in a bunch of fill a little bit at a time, which meant <br /> that every two weeks there were heavy construction vehicles and noise. <br /> Joey Mandel stated the construction vehicles left a lot of dust, noise, and rodents. This situation <br /> eventually led his parents to calling into the City and filing a complaint against the property and how it <br /> has been maintained. <br /> Reed Mandel stated as a result of the work, flooding occurred on his parents' property and for the entire <br /> summer the yard was flooded. Mandel stated all the dirt from the hill and debris ran into his parents' <br /> front yard and caused the driveway to always be muddy. <br /> Joey Mandel stated the neighbor also built a very large white fence all the way down the property line but <br /> did not follow regulations. The mud and debris could still go under the fence. The neighbor's latest <br /> effort has been to install a living wall all the way down the property line. The trees are 16 or 18 feet tall <br /> and are evergreen. Mandel stated the trees were just planted a couple of months ago and also affects <br /> another property a lot and a half back from the lake. That property owner cannot see the water anymore <br /> as a result of the living wall. <br /> Reed Mandel displayed a picture of the view from the interior of his parents' house. Mandel stated this is <br /> not within the 75 feet jurisdiction but that it is impacting his parents' lives greatly. <br /> Joey Mandel stated the living wall has dramatically changed their views of the lake. <br /> Landgraver asked if they are suggesting that it is not just a hard measurement from the lakeshore and it <br /> should be the average lakeshore setback. <br /> Joey Mandel stated they wanted to convey that he applauds the 75-foot setback as an option and that it is <br /> a good start. Mandel stated what he is suggesting is that even though the 75-foot setback is a great start, <br /> there will always be circumstances that will be drastically violating the intent of the ordinance. Mandel <br /> stated a special mediating committee could be instituted whereby the committee mediates the situation <br /> and determine whether it is a violation of the intent of the statute. Mandel stated the examples shown <br /> here are within the 75-foot guideline but are clearly intended to be hostile and degrading to the other <br /> property owner's enjoyment of their property. <br /> Lemke asked if the residence is located behind the 75-foot line. <br /> Page 21 of 29 <br />