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I .1 J f' .•*1 ') Property in the context of Sewer Project 80-1. (See Resolution No. 1178) The City of Orono initiated Sewer Project 80*1 in part to solve existing on-site sewage treatment problems in the Minnetonka Bluffs area ("housing cluster 5" as shown on map 12 of the 1980 Community Management Plan). The Property is part of housing cluster 5, but is the only property therein which meets the RR-lB zoning requiremenU. AD of the other lots in housing cluster 5 are substandard lots with respect to the lot area requirements of land zoned RR-IB. Granting the requested variance wiD not alter the essential character of the locality. Pursuant to Resolution No. 1178, the Council determined that one sewer service stub be provided to serve the Residence Parcel of the Property as part of Sewer Project 80- 1, as l»"g as any future subdivision of the Property leave at least 1 acre for the existing residence, i.e. the Residence Parcel, and any new building site created, i.e. the Unsewered Parcel, wiU fuDy comply with aU current zoning regulations of RR-lB, including on-site sewage treatment- By so quaUfying the sewer service extension, the Council de facto approved a subdivision subject to those guidelines contained in the resolution. Mr. Goetten relied on that de facto approval when he granted the City of Orono an easement over the Unsewered Rural Parcel of the Goetten Property to place a lift station which was necessary for the sewering of the Minnetonka Bluf& area. It should be noted that Mr. Goetten did not insist on monetary consideration for granting this easement, not only because he wished to provide real support to the sewer project in this area, but also as a result of his reliance on the spirit and intent of Resolution No. 1178. In addition, the Council extended the MUSA boundary line to include the sewer-serviced portions of housing cluster 5, the effect of which was to cut the Property into two lots corresponding to the Unsewered Parcel and the Residence Parcel. (See Resolution No. 1337) The de i I i 1