05-11-2020 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. ________________________ 2 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 a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1279 to allow a minimal expansion of an accessory building to be re-constructed in-kind with respect to volume into the grade lakeward of the average lakeshore setback; and WHEREAS, on April 27, 2020, after published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the City Council 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 April 27, 2020, the City Council reviewed the application and the recommendations of City staff. Following discussion, the City Council voted 5 to 0 in favor of directing staff to prepare a resolution with approval findings for approval of the variance; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota hereby approves the requested variance 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 #LA20-000025. The analysis contained within the staff memo and the exhibits attached to the aforesaid memo, all minutes from the above mentioned meeting, 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.