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•r I •VH#CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION FOR A DRIVEWAY ON A PLATTED ALLEY IN THE HIGHWOOD LAKE MINNETONKA PLAT WHEREaS, Alexander G.. Vongries and Edith A. Vongries as trustees of the Alexander G. Vongries Trust, an undivided '/a interest in and to Tract A, Registered Land Survey No. 1420 County of Hennepin; and Edith A. Vongries and Alexander G. Vongries as trustees of the Edith A. Vongries Trust, an undivided Vt interest in and to Tract A, Registered Land Surx'ey No. 1420 County of Hennepin, (hereinafter "the applicants") are owners of the property located at 4051 Highvvood Road within the City of Orono and legally described as follows: Tract A, Registered Land Survey No. 1420 (hereinafter “the subject property ”) WHEREAS, the applicants have requested permission from the City of Orono to continue the use of an existing driveway located on a 20 foot wide platted public alley that is located between 4051 Highwood Road and 4075 Highwood Road in the Highwood Lake Minnetonka Plat. Minnesota: 1. 2. 3. 4. NOW, THEREFORE, RE IT RESOLW.D by the City Council of Orono, FINDINGS The Highwood Lake Minnetonka Plat was established in 1917 and the streets and alleys in the plat were dedicated for public use forever. The subject property is adjacent to a 20 foot wide platted alley in the Highwood Lake Minnet ’>itka plat. The residence on the subject property was constructed sometime prior tol970 with a single car garage that had driveway access from Highwood Road. Since this time, there have been several building pemiits issued for renovation and remodeling of the residence. On October 21,1983, the City of Orono issued building permit number 5152 for removal of the existing single car garage and construction of a new three car garage. The survey with the building permit shows the garage doors facing the platted alley with a 10-foot setback from the property line to the front of the garage. Page 1 of 5