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CJ is MINUTES OF A REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD APRIL 26, 1993 LMCD REPORT - CONT. Jabbour reported he has not received a response to his letter sent to LMCD members discussing Orono's concerns. Mayor Callahan reported at a Metropolitan Council meeting he overheard the Park Board asking for approval of property for the new park. In the proposal one paragraph contained language similar to such, "not prepared to handle boating" and "the Park Board and the LMCD agreed to reduce the number of parking spaces from 100 to 80, reducing anticipated boat visitors from 40,000 to 33,000 to the park ". He inquired about the agreement between the Park Board and the LMCD and the statement that they are not prepared to handle boating. Hurr noted the LMCD has not approved any such agreement and she has not seen any proposals for docks. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ( #3) #1808 JAMES ABRAHAMSON, 4630 TONKAVIEW LANE - VARIANCE - RESOLUTION #3272 Mr. and Mrs. Abrahamson were present. Mabusth explained the applicant seeks an area variance as the property is in a one acre zoning district and this property contains .74 acres. There are houses located on the lots to the east and north. During an earlier variance review, the City developed an access easement to serve this property. The proposed residence meets all required setbacks. Hurr noted an error on Page 1 of the resolution indicating there is additional land available. Mabusth said that had been corrected. Abrahamson questioned the address. Mabusth stated the address has been changed to reflect a Tonkaview Lane address. It was moved by Hurr, seconded by Goetten, to adopt Resolution is #3272 for Application #1808 James Abrahamson, 4630 Tonkaview,Lane, approving an area variance to allow construction of a new residence. Ayes 5, nays 0. 3