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210896v1 ORDINANCE NO. ___, THIRD SERIES CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 78-131 RELATED TO VARIANCE AMENDMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Orono Municipal Code Section 78-131 is hereby added with the following language: Sec. 78-131 – Variance Amendments. A proposed change to an existing variance shall be processed as either a minor amendment or major amendment as defined in this section as determined by the Zoning Administrator. a. All documents affected by the approved amendment shall be amended and replaced in their entirety. However an approved minor amendment will not modify the original issuance date of the existing variance for all purposes including Extensions under Sec. 78-129 and Expiration under Sec. 78-128 of this Chapter. b. Minor amendments. 1. Proposed amendments to variances involving twenty (20) percent or less of the total existing variance or the proposed amendment is reasonably believed by the Zoning Administrator to not be materially different than the underlying variance are minor amendments. Minor amendments may be heard by the city council without a public hearing and without planning commission consideration. 2. The Zoning Administrator may determine that a proposed amendment is a major amendment, even if it meets the criteria of a minor amendment, and shall follow the procedure for major amendments. c. Major amendments. A major amendment to the variance shall be processed and approved in the same manner as if it were a new variance request except that submission requirements shall be modified as appropriate by city staff to reflect the nature of the proposed amendment. d. Major amendments shall include: 1. Any amendment that is not a minor amendment. 2. Any amendment determined to be a major amendment by the Zoning Administrator. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and publication.