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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,April 17,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Landgraver commented it is possible to envision friction between the homeowners and the maintenance <br /> workers given that situation. Landgraver noted the existing sewer gravity line goes from Lot 3 downhill <br /> and that it looks like there is a rain garden on top of that. <br /> Gaffron stated the expectation would be that that sewer line would need to be moved. <br /> Thiesse asked if the 40' x 80' house footprint standard. <br /> Gaffron noted they are shown as a possible house and that the homes that are being built today have a <br /> number of angles. Gaffron stated it is unlikely someone will construct a house that is rectangular in <br /> shape. <br /> Kevin Anderson, Applicant, stated in regards to relocating the house on Lot 2, it gets pretty tight given all <br /> the different angles and that they have reworked the lot lines significantly to try to provide as much <br /> flexibility as possible. <br /> Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 6:51 p.m. <br /> Ray Wahlender, 1070 Tonkawa Road, stated he is one of the owners of 800 North Arm. Wahlender <br /> stated while he is generally positive about the prospect for improvements on this property, in his view <br /> splitting this parcel into three lots is quite a stretch and that there are a lot of contortions being done to try <br /> to achieve three lakeshore lots. <br /> Wahlender stated the developer will have some real problems with lake access for Lot 1 and that he <br /> knows from personal experience that it is too shallow to catch pan fish in that area. Wahlender indicated <br /> it is a wetland area that seeps into a marshy wetland area and that you cannot get a pontoon in there. If <br /> you look at the contours with 790 North Arm, any dock that is installed will likely violate the provisions <br /> of LMCD Section 201, Subdivision 2B, which requires that any slip which opens towards a sight line be <br /> 20 feet back from that sight line. Wahlender stated in his view it will be problematic to try to get a dock <br /> in there parallel to the sight line, and in order to get it out to any sort of depth, it would probably violate <br /> the sight line for Lot 2. Wahlender stated calling it a lakeshore lot is problematic for them and that it <br /> appears to be jammed in there. <br /> With regards to Lot 2, Wahlender stated he also believe that has some shallow areas and it would be <br /> difficult to get a boat in and out of there. Wahlender commented putting two lakeshore lots on the north <br /> side of the peninsula sounds like a recipe for people fighting about dock placement. <br /> Wahlender stated if one were to construct a house of any height right there on Lot 1, it would block the <br /> light to the adjoining property's back yard. There will also likely be issues with runoff given the close <br /> proximity of the house. Over time that blockage of light and possible drainage issues are going to create a <br /> much damper back yard. If you go from what is immediately behind 790 North Arm,there is a steep <br /> drop-off right before the lakeshore that goes down to a little grassy area just above the lakeshore, which is <br /> where the pump station is. Wahlender stated he would want somebody to take a look at that, because if <br /> there is too much moisture,the area could slide down. Wahlender stated it has ramifications to 800 North <br /> Arm and the sewer system that is located down there,which is very concerning to them. <br /> Wahlender stated on the very south end of 790 North Arm there is a very nice screened in porch that does <br /> have some view of the lakeshore. Based on the placement of the house on Lot 1, it is very likely that they <br /> Page 5 of 48 <br />