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a ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2000 3. #2568 Bancor Group, Inc., Southwest Corner of Willow Drive North and Sixth • Avenue North — Willow View — Review of Entrance Monument Plan — Continued minimal. The lighting was intended to be soft, with the effect of gas lighting. He stated he would have no problem conforming to MnDot guidelines for the suggested height of 10 feet and width of 12 feet, or changing the lighting if it is the desire of the Council. Mayor Jabbour asked if the monument would be in the way of City vehicles that need to use the road. Gappa stated it would not. Kelley stated he would prefer in- ground lighting of the monument and no lights on the mailbox structures. Newman stated the mailbox lights were designed for security purposes as well as ease of locating house numbers. Mayor Jabbour moved, and Kelley seconded, to have staff work with the developer to alter the Willow View monument plans to conform to Council recommendations: the monument should be 10 feet high and 12 feet wide with in- ground lighting. Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 4. #2599 Bob and Wendy Beutler, 684 Tonkawa Road — Variances — Resolution No. 4504 Kelley stated that since the house is being torn down, and a new house being built from is scratch, he questioned the hardship for the average setback variance. Weinberger stated that the owners want to construct a four - season porch that would encroach 12 feet into the average lakeshore setback. The proposed design works well with the land contours. The entire house is being moved back about 30 feet. Flint stated he felt the proposed setback was a large improvement over the existing setback, and he was willing to support the application. He also felt that the staff handled his concern with future requests by stating that no decks or patios would be allowed to be added within the hardcover limits in the future. Mayor Jabbour stated that the law requires them to identify a hardship in order to grant a variance. The neighbor's house directly to the south sits well in front of the proposed house creating a hardship. The house to the north is 14 feet higher, at the lowest elevation than the proposed house. Kelley asked if the addition would obstruct the view of the neighbor to the north, and asked if the neighbor had seen the plans. Weinberger stated that the porch would not obstruct the neighbor's view, and the neighbor was mailed notification of the Public Hearing. 0