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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7290 Page 1 of 5 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A WETLAND ALTERATION PERMIT PURSUANT TO ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 78-1609 FILE NO. LA22-000049 WHEREAS, City of Orono (hereinafter the “Owner”) is the owner of the property located at 365 Old Crystal Bay Road North within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as attached Exhibit A (hereinafter "the Property"); and WHEREAS, the Owner has made an application to the City pursuant to Orono Municipal Code Section 78-1609 for a wetland alteration permit to facilitate the removal of land from the wetland overlay district (hereinafter the “Application”) in order to fill in the wetland adjacent to the proposed building on the Property, WHEREAS, the Applicant proposes to mitigate for the impacts to the wetland off- site via the purchase of banked credits as governed by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (hereinafter the “MCWD”); and WHEREAS, on September 12, 2022, the Orono City Council voted 5 to 0 in favor of a motion to hold the required public hearing on this Application by the Council at the September 26, 2022 City Council meeting; and WHEREAS, after due published notice and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and the Orono, Minnesota, City Code, the City Council held a public hearing on September 26, 2022, at which times all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: FINDINGS 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File LA22-000049. 2. The Property is located in the RR-1B Rural Residential District which requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and a minimum lot width of 200’. 3. The City Council reviewed this application at a public hearing held on September 26, 2022 and recommended approval of the Application based on the following findings: