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• .7 • MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY :!COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 10, 2007 7:00 o'clock p.m. ( #06 -3218 Julie Morison -Arne, Continued) Addition in the City of Orono, Hennepin Con. Easements within Lot 1, Block 1,. and Lot 1, B VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 8. #06 -3243 RICHARD MARZAN, 2795 PERMIT AND VARIANCES — RESOLUTIC Richard Marzan, Applicant, and Stephen The applicant distributed colored plans of their Turner stated the applicant is requesting a cond lakeshore setback, a hardcover variance for the zone, and a variance to permit intensive vegeta This property contains a very steep and unstable to bottom. The vegetation removal variance wol property to be cleared of weeds and scrub trees would extend about ten feet back toward the hoL slope. The property has a non - conforming 180 shelf. A short section of retaining wall holds bay patio would replace, relocate and expand the lak replace the wall and extend it to the west past thi feet west of the steps. Two 2 -foot by 2 -foot by moor the deck. Minnesota, and Vacating Drainage and Utility 2, Countryside Manor 2 °d Addition. ROAD — CONDITIONAL USE NO. 5656 Landscape architect, were present. ial use permit for retaining walls within the 75 foot ining walls and a patio and pier within the 0 -75 foot removal within the 0 -75 foot zone. keshore shore that is approximately 24 feet from top I allow the unstable steep lakeshore slope on the I replanted with native plant material. The planting from the top of the slope. This would stabilize the are foot on grade lakeshore deck on a small lakeside the slope adjacent to part of this shelf. The proposed lore deck. The proposed retaining walls would teps. The shelf would be enlarged by about 32 square got high piers would be placed at the lakeshore to At its August meeting the Planning Commission voted 3 to 1 to recommend denial of the hardcover and lakeshore setback variances for the patio, deck, and second pier. The proposal has been revised to delete the deck. The patio has been reconfigured Viand reduced in size to 280 square feet. The second pier remains. In addition, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the vegetation removal variance subject to modification of the replanting plan to address the City Engineer's comments. The applicant has revised the planting plan to address the City Engineer's comments. The slope is proposed to be planted in native prairie plants. Plantings on the flat area at the top of the slope would be native shrubs. Perennials would be planted along the lake edge of the lakeside shelf. The Planning Commission also recommended ap 'roval of a conditional use permit and associated hardcover to allow only reconstruction of the existing block retaining wall. The length of the proposed retaining wall has been reduced. Two sections of retaining wall are proposed adjacent to the new stairs. Two large spruce trees will have to be removed but the retaining wall sections would allow two significant trees to be preserved. I Mastey addressed the City Council regarding their project, noting that they would like to remove the invasive vegetation and replace it with some native plantings. Mastey stated they have brought in PAGE 7