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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, July 21, 2014 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 21 of 30  <br />  <br />file new deeds based on new legal descriptions. Staff will work with the property owner and the City <br />Attorney to ensure that the necessary documents are prepared and filed. The Planning Commission <br />should hold the public hearing regarding the lot line rearrangement and make a recommendation to the <br />City Council. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the applicant has provided Staff tonight with a driveway access plan for 2470 and 2490, <br />which is a shared driveway situation. If new easements need to be executed, they should be prepared and <br />ready for recording with the lot line rearrangement approval resolution. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the applicant and the adjacent property owner is present tonight. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked if the house will be demolished. <br /> <br />Curtis stated that appears to be the plan at some point in the future based on the sketch submitted for <br />access. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated if the lot line rearrangement is approved, it is likely the Planning Commission would <br />require that the house be in a conforming location, but if it is to be removed, that would not be an issue. <br /> <br />Gustafson stated they are not proposing to remove the house at this time. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated if the house is not removed, the house would be nonconforming. <br /> <br />Curtis stated if the existing house is not removed and is required to be conforming to the setback, it would <br />make Parcel No. 2 significantly smaller. <br /> <br />Sven Gustafson, Applicant, stated they have not come to a conclusion on which method of access they <br />would prefer. Gustafson indicated his attorney has reviewed the easement documents and that they have <br />been submitted to the City. Gustafson stated there are easement documents that appear to indicate they <br />can tie into the existing driveway that abuts Lake Minnetonka on the north but that there are some <br />questions about how they were written. Gustafson indicated he is waiting to hear back from the City <br />Attorney on that issue. <br /> <br />Gustafson stated three access points off of a curb cut is acceptable but maybe not preferential. Gustafson <br />asked if Staff would prefer two or three access points. <br /> <br />Curtis stated there are currently two properties accessing off of the Edwards driveway, and to avoid the <br />creation of a new curb cut for the existing number of lots, that driveway could be used for a third access <br />point. Curtis stated whether a third curb cut should be created has yet to be determined. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked where the access point would be. <br /> <br />Curtis illustrated the location of the access up to Carman Street. <br /> <br />Gustafson stated off the screen to the right are two existing homes that use the easement up to Carman <br />Street. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked where the new access point would be located. <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 08/18/2014 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes <br />[Page 21 of 30]