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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday March 13,2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 11. #17-3906 OSHUA/MARKUM BUILDERS,3472 LYRIC AVENUE,VARIANCES— RESOLUTION NO.6735—Continued- 1. No hardcover or structural coverage variances to be granted. 2. A drainage plan should be established to reduce/eliminate drainage to adjacent properties to the extent possible,especially the property to the east. 3. The applicant is encouraged to work with the neighbor to the north regarding fence concerns. Addressing the neighbor's fence concerns is advisory only since there is no code requirement that a fence be constructed at the rear lot line. 4. The drainage plan will be reviewed by the City Engineer prior to building permit issuance. Gaffron stated the City will be seeing similar applications in the near future where the Shoreland regulations allowed someone to construct a house on the small lot but limited them to 25 percent hardcover. Gaffron stated at the next Planning Commission meeting will be two applications where a house was constructed at 25 percent in the last couple of years but the property owners would now like to add more hardcover. Staff is exploring ways that this type of situation can be avoided. Staff recommends approval of this application per the Planning Commission recommendation. Crosby asked if the drainage issue has been satisfactorily resolved. Gaffron indicated it has and that the City Engineer will be taking a look at that prior to the building permit being issued. Walsh asked how they can codify the issue with the neighbor to the north. Gaffron stated there is no code that says someone has to provide a fence for the neighbor but the applicant could perhaps address that. Mark Olson, Builder, stated a fence will be constructed back there and during construction a snow fence will be erected. Olson stated he is not sure at this point what the fence will be constructed out of. Olson stated as it relates to the drainage,he did submit a revised drainage plan and that they will be constructing a swale. Olson stated the elevation will match on both lots so water from this lot will not go onto the neighbor's property. Olson indicated he has also sent the erosion control plan to the Watershed District for their review and that hopefully he can start work soon. Walsh asked if he is agreeable that language be included in the resolution that the owner/builder has agreed to erect some sort of fence in the back. Olson stated that is fine. No public comments were received. Page 12 of 32