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P CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. under the Last Will and Testament of Charles D. Velie, deceased, and said Carpenters, filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Hennepin County, Minnesota, on November 10, 1938, in Book 1445 of Deeds, Page 293, and Line X and Line Y are a portion of the Westerly boundary of the property conveyed by said Trustees' Deed of September 26, 1938 to said Carpenters, and are now a part of the West line of the plat of LITTLE ORCHARD, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter the "Property"); WHEREAS, the Applicant has made application to the City of Orono for variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1279 to allow a minimal expansion of an accessory building to be constructed in-kind with respect to location and footprint size lakeward of the average lakeshore setback and 53 -feet from the OHWL where a 75 -foot setback is required; and WHEREAS, on January 21, 2020, after published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and WHEREAS, on January 21, 2020, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the variances; and WHEREAS, on February 10, 2020, the City Council reviewed the application and the recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota hereby approves the requested variances as described above based on one or more of the following findings of fact concerning the Property: FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #LA19-000105. The analysis contained within staff memos and the exhibits attached to the aforesaid memos, all minutes from the above mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials distributed at these meetings are hereby incorporated by reference. 2. The Property is located in the LR -1A Single Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning District. 3. The Property contains 2.46 acres in area and has a defined lot width of 210 feet. 4. The Property is within Tier 1 and hardcover is limited to 25% according to the Stormwater Quality Overlay District.