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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday, September 21, 2015 <br /> 6:30 dclock p.m. <br /> Leskinen asked whether they would be creating a practical difficulty for someone down the road if the <br /> Planning Commission granted the six feet. <br /> Thiesse stated in his view they are not. <br /> Curtis stated it is bein�moved closer to the lake, which would give the neighbor a larger average <br /> lakeshore setback. <br /> Leskinen asked if the Planning Commission should review a formal plan to grant the street side setback. <br /> Curtis stated in her view the Planning Commission does not have to and that the Planning Commission is <br /> discussing it tonight at the public hearing. Curtis stated the people who are interested in the project are in <br /> attendance tonight. <br /> Leskinen stated she does not have any real opposition to the project. <br /> Thiesse stated the Yaffes' view is hindered by a noncompliant stone frreplace on the neighbor's property. <br /> If the house is pushed back the extra six feet, which would put them in compliance with the average <br /> lakeshore setback, there would be an obstruction that has been built that blocks their view. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the only reason the City takes that into consideration is the fact that it is inorganic, and <br /> that if it were a set of trees that the neighbor had planted in that same area, that would not matter. <br /> Landgraver stated the average lakeshore setback is a rule or a standard by which the City measures things, <br /> and he has not heard any reason why a four-season porch should encroach into that. Landgraver stated he <br /> is concerned that the next group will come in and say that both of their neighbors are okay with it and that <br /> the City should go ahead and approve it. <br /> Lemke stated he also has that same concern. <br /> Thiesse stated the average lakeshore setback �vas implemented to protect people's views. Thiesse stated <br /> in his mind it is not a bi�issue since the neighbor is fine with it. Thiesse stated the City should be more <br /> concerned with people staying 75 feet away from the lake. <br /> Berg stated the two neighbors have come to a compromise and have presented it. <br /> Leskinen stated the guidelines for the average lakeshore setback help determine whether something <br /> should be constructed in that zone, and if they are not blocking anyone's view, it is not an issue. <br /> Landgraver stated he is also concerned about allowing a noncompliant structure be the basis for granting <br /> the average lakeshore setback variance. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the justification is not because of the fireplace, but, according to Commissioner <br /> Thiesse's reasoning, by putting it there, they are not hurting the neighbors. Schoenzeit stated he does not <br /> want the next person to say the neighbor has a structure in their yard so I want to go in front of it. <br /> Berg stated the neighbors have come to a compromise and they are willing to accept it. <br /> Page 32 of 46 <br />