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A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCES TO MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE SECTIONS 78-281 (B) AND 78-1279.6 - FILE NO. 03-2905 WHEREAS, Scott J. Nagel and Heidi B. Nagel, husband and wife, (hereinafter "the applicants") are the owners of the property located at 995 Wildhurst Trail within the City of Orono (hereinafter the "City") and legally described as follows: The East 111.00 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 117, Range 23; Hennepin County, Minnesota: subject to a permanent easement for street, utility and drainage purposes over and across the south 8.00 feet of the above described property; (hereinafter the "property"); and WHEREAS, the applicants have made application to the City of Orono for a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-281(b) and 78-1279.6 to allow construction of a residence addition encroaching 6* into the average lakeshore setback where no encroachment is normally allowed. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono. Minnesota: FINDINGS 1. 2. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #03-2905. The property is located in the LR-IB Lakeshore Residential Zoning District, which requires minimum lot area of 1.0 acres and minimum lot width of 140*. 3.The Planning Commission initially reviewed this application at a public hearing held on June 16,2003 and tabled the application for revisions, specifically to eliminate the then proposed garage addition which would have resulted in structural lot coverage exceeding 15% and to show how hardcover could be reduced to the levels approved via Resolution No. 3578 in 1995. 4.The Planning Commission reviewed applicants ’ revised plan at a public hearing held on August 18,2003 at which time the applicant requested tabling for further minor plan revisions. Page 1 of 5 ' i U