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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Tuesday, January 20, 2004 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#04-2973 MINNETONKA CUSTOM HOMES INC.,4753 N. SHORE DRIVE, <br /> AFTER-THE-FACT VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT— <br /> Continued) <br /> willing to work with staff to make things right. <br /> Acting Chair Mabusth encouraged the applicant to work with staff and the City Engineer <br /> to go forward. <br /> Fritzler asked if this was the first house they had ever built. <br /> Saxton replied that this was the first home he had built. <br /> Acting Chair Mabusth questioned whether the retaining walls could be cut off on the west <br /> side. <br /> City Engineer Kellogg interjected that he had visited the site over the past week and <br /> believed the side retaining wall could be moved closer to the sidewalk. He also indicated <br /> that several of the retaining walls could be removed in lieu of grading, including removal <br /> of the retaining wall on the south west side to redirect drainage onto this property. <br /> Gaffron suggested that an alternative to the 3:1 slope might be to dig down 2' at the grade <br /> level to allow the homeowners a small walkout area with a flatter lakeside yard. <br /> Kellogg agreed that this would be an acceptable alternative. <br /> Acting Chair Mabusth moved,Bremer seconded, to recommend approval of <br /> Application#04-2973 Minnetonka Custom Homes Inc.,4753 North Shore Drive, <br /> granting approval of necessary minimal hardcover variance and conditional use <br /> permit, subject to the applicant working with the City Engineer and staff to <br /> develop a plan which creates swales in the side yards and removal of retaining walls. <br /> Since the home will be shown during the Parade of Homes, Gaffron pointed out the <br /> importance to rectify the situation so that a potential owner will see the required removals <br /> prior to purchasing the property. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 5/0. <br /> PAGE 30 of 53 <br />