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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6 7 6 2 A3. The Property contains 3.1 acres in area and has a defined lot width of 205 feet at the lakeshore and 275 feet at the 75 -foot setback line. A4. The Property is within Stormwater Quality Overlay District Tier 1 and hardcover on the property is limited to 25%. A5. The Applicant requests variance and CUP approval in order to replace existing decks, retaining walls and swimming pool, all located on the lake side of the existing residence. The project also involves regrading of the south and west yards adjacent to the pool area and eliminating a multi -tiered retaining wall system in favor of a single tier system. The property is a fairly steep lakeshore lot on North Farm Road, and the existing home was constructed in 1981. While the house and pool/decks/walls are tucked into the top of a slope that today is defined as a bluff, they were all constructed prior to City ordinances that would have required variances for such construction. A6. All of the proposed work is more than 100 feet from the lakeshore and appears to beat least 75 feet from the nearest wetlands. A wetland delineation has been performed to confirm no wetland setback issues. A7. In addition to structure and grading within a bluff feature, the westerly half of the proposed reconstruction is located lakeward of the average lakeshore setback line. The westerly deck (a second story deck) will encroach slightly further lakeward than the existing deck and patio, while in the pool area the encroachment will be approximately the same or slightly less. The house to the east on Long Lake Boulevard will be completely unaffected by the encroachment. The house to the west sits much further back from the lake. The very minor additional encroachment of the expanded patio and deck will be lower in the topography, and is not anticipated to reduce lake views enjoyed by the neighbor. A8. The proposed grading within the lakeshore yard is necessary in order to match the new grades resulting from removal of the tiered retaining walls. Proposed grading plans indicate that approximately 1'-1.5' of fill will be added in an area approximately 40'x 90', totaling in the neighborhood of 500-600 cubic yards. Existing slope in this area is in the 30-35% range, while the proposed slope is in the 35-40% range. The proposed slope will be more uniform, smoothing out some of the minor variations of the existing slope. It appears there will be a few trees removed as part of this grading plan. A9. Along the easterly yard, the tiered retaining wall system will be removed in favor of a single wall system. In this area existing slopes range from 18% to 36%, and at the base of the slope is a drainageway within an existing drainage easement. Proposed re- grading after the tiered wall is removed will result in a uniform slope of about 34-36% or between 2.5:1 and 3:1. Grading plans indicate that the drainageway will not be filled or graded; however, a temporary culvert in the drainageway is proposed, to allow 2