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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,October 14,2013 ' <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (8. #13-3629 RYANAND STACYALNESS, 1169 NORTHARMDRII�E—SUBDIVISION, <br /> Continued) <br /> Mattick stated if there is a willingness on the part of the Council to examine separating the two,the <br /> logical next step would be to address the access issues. However, if there is not a willingness to separate <br /> the two lots,there is no reason to examine the access. <br /> Levang indicated there is a process outlined in the Special Lot Combination agreement for how these two <br /> lots could be separated and that she is not willing to separate the two lots since the intent of the Special <br /> Lot Combination Agreement was to combine the two lots. <br /> Printup stated if the two lots are not split apart,the City would have houses up and down the shareline <br /> except for this lot because of a weird agreement that was entered into 12 years ago. <br /> Levang noted one of the neighbors sold a little piece to create a buildable lot. Levang stated there was <br /> every opportunity for whoever owned that lot to buy 1137 or 1153 at some time, and that would have <br /> resolved the issue as well. <br /> Printup pointed out the City is dealing with properties that do not touch. <br /> Levang stated the properties are noncontiguous,but even if those lines are drawn,the lots have been <br /> combined under the Special Lot Combination Agreement. Levang stated the lines do not mean anything. <br /> McMillan asked whether the Gotten property had a special lot across County Road 15. <br /> Gaffron stated the Gotten property was approximately three acres north of County Road 15 and it also <br /> included a remnant parcel at the lakeshore south of County Road 15 that was combined with the off-lake <br /> land by the County prior to subdivision. When the property was subdivided,two buildable lots were <br /> platted off-lake along with an Outlot encompassing the lakeshore remnant. Once that platting was <br /> completed,the westerly buildable lot was then combined with the remnant outlot via a Special Lot <br /> Combination because they were separated by County Road 15. The County in that plat situation was not <br /> expected to combine newly platted lots across a highway right-of-way. <br /> Gaffron stated the Gotten parcel always had lake access because it was all one parcel existing on both <br /> sides of the County road. Once the split was done,the westerly of the two lots were under a special lot <br /> combination with the lakeshore parcel so that lot would have lake access. Five or ten years later the <br /> adjacent lakeshore property owner chose to purchase the lakeshore outlot and undo the special lot <br /> combination. Gaffron stated the property started out as being one parcel with the road and railroad having <br /> easements through it. <br /> Gaffron stated the easterly 33 feet of the lot was always part of the triangle to the north. Gaffron <br /> indicated that also was an unusual situation but it resolved itself as a result of the purchase by the adjacent <br /> property owner. <br /> Anderson stated she views this as something similar to a conditional use permit which accompanies the <br /> property. Anderson noted this agreement was made relating to these two parcels and went with the <br /> property. Anderson stated no matter whom the next owner was,they were aware of the combination and <br /> it was not something that was a hardship to them at the time they purchased the property. <br /> Page 16 of 23 <br />