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WAT CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />yF NO. 7256 <br />e " <br />ES H O <br />WHEREAS, the Applicants revised the site plan to conform to the required 50-foot <br />side yard setbacks on both the north and south sides; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 14, 2022, the City Council reviewed the revised application <br />and the recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff; and <br />NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota <br />hereby approves the requested variances as revised and as described above based on one or <br />more of the following findings of fact concerning the Property: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT: <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #LA22-000007. The analysis contained <br />within staff memos and the exhibits attached to the aforesaid memos, all minutes from the <br />above mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials distributed at these meetings <br />are hereby incorporated by reference. <br />2. The Property is located in the RR-1A Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District. <br />3. The Property contains 2.48 acres in area and has a defined lot width of 165 feet where <br />5.0 acres and 300 feet of width are required. <br />4. Applicant has applied for the following variance[s]: <br />a. Lot Area Variance <br />b. Lot Width Variance <br />c. Front Yard Setback Variance <br />5. In considering this application for variances, the Council has considered the advice and <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed variances <br />upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic <br />conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values <br />of property in the surrounding area. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />1. "Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes <br />and intent of the ordinance . . . ." The Applicants are proposing to construct a new single <br />family home on a residential lot which is consistent with the intent of the ordinance. The <br />front yard setback and side yard setback variances requested are reasonable <br />considering the upland buildable area of the Property and are consistent with the <br />immediate neighborhood. <br />2