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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,June 18,2012 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gaffron indicated it would be. <br /> David Fox,Applicant,noted his father is trustee of the property and is now in a senior living facility. The <br /> house currently is unoccupied and they would like to tear down the existing structures on the property, <br /> which would be safer for the community and help market the property. Fox indicated they do not want to <br /> jeopardize any of the building rights that they have been granted by tearing down the house. <br /> Walsh asked why they would not want to construct the house further back. <br /> Gaffron stated the issue is that the northerly half of the house and the driveway areas require mitigation <br /> for fill and floodplain.The further the house is pushed into the floodplain,the more mitigation that will be <br /> required. Gaffron stated it would be considered a practical difficulty. <br /> Walsh commented it is a win/win situation whenever you can push the house further back from the lake. <br /> Fox stated they really did not have a position on the location of the house and attempted to design a house <br /> that would best fit the building pad. <br /> Leskinen noted this application has been before the Planning Commission and City Council a couple of <br /> times previously and that she would not be opposed to renewing the variances for another year. Leskinen <br /> noted the landscaping would need to be addressed at the time a definite plan is brought forward <br /> Leskinen moved,Walsh seconded,to recommend approval of Application#12-3555,Katherine Fox <br /> Trust, 1095 Ferndale Road West,Variances and Conditional Use Permit. VOTE: Ayes 6,Nays 0. <br /> 4. #12-3556 SMUCKLER ARCHITECTS,INC.,ON BEHALF OF MAJID FEH1tESTI, 1910 <br /> � SHORELINE DRIVE,VARIANCE,7:24 P.M.-8:44 P.M. <br /> Majid Fehresti and Jack Smuckler,Applicants,were present. <br /> Gaffron stated the applicant is requesting an average lakeshore setback variance to construct a residence <br /> on this vacant property. Because the lot width at the shoreline is less than 100 feet,the lot technically <br /> does not meet the standards established in Section 78-72(b)(2)for administrative approval of lot area and <br /> width variances. <br /> The lot area and width of this property are consistent with many other developed lots within the LR-lA <br /> District as well as within the surrounding neighborhood. A substantial residence can be constructed on <br /> the property without the need for setback or hardcover variances. The portion of driveway within the 0- <br /> 75 foot zone is allowed by code and is necessary to access the property. <br /> The average lakeshore setback is established by a straight line connecting the most lakeward protrusions � <br /> of the residence buildings on the immediately adjacent lakeshore lots. In this case,the average setback is <br /> defined by the homes at 1900 Shoreline Drive and 1920 Shoreline Drive. The home at 1920 is located <br /> approximately 460 feet from the shore of Lake Minnetonka due primarily to the shape of that lot,which <br /> was granted a lot width variance in 1989. The residence at 1900 Shoreline Drive is located approximately <br /> 240 feet from the lakeshore. <br /> Page 9 <br />