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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 23, 2002 • 7:00 o'clock p.m. ( #02 -2813 MARK WELCH, Continued) Jeanne Welch stated that he did own both sides and up into the hill, however, they had no desire to build a retaining wall into the hill. She presented hardcover figures to support their redevelopment. Weinberger noted that it is the site plan that gets approved and the eave overhang does not count into the hardcover equation. Mr. Welch explained that the roofline cantilevers back into the home and the base footings. The living space is considered hardcover, but not the eave overhang. Jeanne Welch continued by pointing out that the current width of the street varies, and even if the home were to be shifted toward the road it would still not go past where the first garage is. She added that the Lyndale Cedar Home was ordered for delivery this Thursday based on discussion that took place at the August Planning Commission meeting in which they were told the proposal would be acceptable if the home were shifted back toward the road. Murphy questioned what forced them to change the face of the home. • Jeanne Welch indicated that they changed the flat front to a row in order to capture P p better views and 65 s.f of additional living space. While he had no problem with the proposed windows and prow, Nygard questioned why they would propose to move the home back toward the street when the natural character of the neighborhood would be to keep it in line with the current average lakeshore setback. Since the backside has such tight limitations, he believed the City should establish an average lakeshore setback line to which this neighborhood should adhere. Sansevere asked staff why this proposal would not be a good idea. Gaffron indicated that since the DNR standard setback is 50', the Planning Commission was trying to obtain the 50' setback, but there is nothing that says the City Council cannot change that setback number. He stated that if the home were shifted toward the lake, there would be more hardcover in the 0 -75' setback zone. Nygard suggested they move in that direction, if staff had no objection. Gaffron reminded the Council that whatever is approved for this application will set the standard for the entire block, in fact, he pointed out that the adjacent neighbor is waiting to submit his plans based on what is decided here. 0 Page 9