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A RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE <br />TO MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 10.20, SUBDIVISION 3 <br />FILE NO. 02-2755 <br />WHEREAS, the City ofOrono is owner of the property located at 340 Willow Drive <br />North within the City of Orono (hereinafter "the City") and legally described as follows: <br />All that part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 34, Township 118 North, Range 23 West <br />of the Sth Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West <br />line of said Southwest 1/4 distant 1876 feet North of the Southwest comer thereof; <br />thence North along said West line 387.8 feet; thence East parallel with the South line <br />of said Southwest 1 /4 a distance of 693 feet; thence South parallel with said West line <br />387.8 feet; thence West 693 feet to the point of beginning. <br />Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />(hereinafter “the property ”); and <br />WHEREAS, said property is being subdivided which will result in the creation of <br />an outlot, a public road, and a building lot for the proposed Long Lake Fire Station to be owned <br />jointly by the Cities of Orono and Long Lake, said building lot to be hereinafter referred to as “Lot <br />l";and <br />WHEREAS, for zoning purposes the City Council of Orono has determined that the <br />Fire Station to be constructed on Lot 1 shall be subject to zoning performance standards similar to <br />those required for a school, church or other institutional or municipal building in a residential zone <br />in the City of Orono, said standards requiring a 50' building setback from all lot lines per Municipal <br />Zoning Code Section 10.20, Subd. 3; and <br />WHEREAS, Ronald J. Moorse on behalf of the City of Orono has applied to the <br />City for a variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.20, Subd. 3 to permit the construction of <br />the Long Lake Fire Station at a setback of 40' from the south lot line of Lot 1 where a 50' setback is <br />normally required; and <br />WHEREAS, after due published notice and mailed notice in accordance with <br />Minnesota Statutes and the City of Orono Zoning and Planning Codes, the Orono Planning <br />Commission held a public hearing on February 19,2002, at which time all persons desiring to be <br />heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon. <br />Page 1 of 7