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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, September 16, 2016 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 17 of 34  <br />  <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated at some point the property owner has to have some rights. The state has said that this <br />type of lot is sufficient to build on, which is different from the first two denials. <br /> <br />Schwingler stated what is in front of the Planning Commission is a request for a subdivision and whether <br />the subdivision should be approved. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit noted it would be a nonconforming subdivision since it requires 140 feet lot width and <br />minimum one acre lot size and by that definition it makes the agreement undoable. <br /> <br />Thiesse noted the agreement requires a subdivision application to be filed. <br /> <br />Schwingler stated the Planning Commission has to deal with the facts as presented and cannot be drafting <br />legislation or changing City Code. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated if the Planning Commission is going to consider the idea that this lot is typical with the <br />neighborhood, they should look at what the actual lot sizes are in the neighborhood. Gaffron noted the <br />exhibits in the Planning Commission’s packet show all the lot combinations and that a 50-foot lot is not <br />as common as the wider lots. Gaffron stated in his view a 50-foot lot is not typical of what exists in the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />Stacy Alness stated there are 50-foot lots on Forest Lake that are being built on and that it is not just these <br />lots in the area around their house. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the City experiences the rebuilding of a dozen or so lakeshore homes every year, and those <br />consist of people who have a house on the property and have the ability to replace their existing house. <br /> <br />Leskinen moved, Landgraver seconded, to recommend denial of Application #13-3629, Ryan and <br />Stacy Alness, 1169 North Arm Drive, on the basis that a subdivision would create a nonstandard lot <br />which directly conflicts with the City’s subdivision ordinances that are currently in place. <br /> <br />Landgraver asked what the next step in the process would be if the application is recommended for denial. <br />Gaffron indicated the application would go before the City Council for review and formal action. <br /> <br />Schwingler commented the job of the Planning Commission is to make a recommendation based on the <br />current City Code. <br /> <br />VOTE ON THE ABOVE MOTION: Ayes 4, Nays 3, Lemke, McGrann, and Schoenzeit opposed. <br /> <br />8. #13-3630 BILL COFFMAN ON BEHALF OF ERWIN WACHMAN, BAYSIDE <br />MEADOWS, 8:02 P.M. – 8:28 P.M. <br /> <br />Bill Coffman, Applicant, was present. <br /> <br />Curtis stated the Bayside Meadows subdivision received final plat approval in June of 2013. Upon final <br />review by the City Council, the applicant was asked by the Council to consider a reduction in the number <br />of proposed boulevard trees and to consider a more rural/natural placement in the spirit of the rurally <br />zoned development. City Code Section 82-226(b)(1) directs developers to plant one shade tree along the <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 10/21/2013 <br />Approval of PC Minutes 09/16/2013 [Page 17 of 34]