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Minnesota Statutes and the City of Orono Zoning and Planning Codes, the Orono Planning Conunission held a public hearing on April 21,2003, at which time all persons desiring to he heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon. Minnesota: 1. 2. 3. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono. FINDINGS This application was reviewed as Zoning File #03-2887. The property is located in the LR-IB Zoning District, where 1 acre is the minimum required lot area. The property consists of approximately 0.19 acres. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on April 21, 2003 and recommended partial conditional approval by a vote of 7 to 0. 4. The Planning Commission made the following findings of fact: A. The lot was platted in 1888, prior to the adoption of the current zoning ordinance and requirements for blufl's; B. The 8,172 s.f. (0.19 acre) iot with a 50' width does not meet the minimum lot area (43,560 s.f. or 1 acre) nor lot width (140’) requirements for the district; C. The property contains an existing home and detached garage; D. Due to the size of the lot, it would be dilTicult to construct a home meeting all setback requirements or that did not exceed the required hardcover in the 75’ to 250’ setback zone; E. The existing detached garage and concrete driveway pad located within Hennepin County's right of way will be removed with this application; F. Completely avoiding impacts to the bluff would severely limit the size of the house on the lot. The proposal minimally impacts the bluff; and G. There is no hardship to support the proposed 10' setback from the side lot line or structural coverage in excess of 1.500 s.f. Therefore, the proposed home must be located no closer than the required lO'setback from the side lot lines and should be limited to no more than 1,500 s.f of lot coverage. Page 2 of 6