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Minnesota: 2. 3. 4. 5. NOW« THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, FINDINGS 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #02-2755. The property is located within the RR-IB Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District requiring a minimum of two acres of contiguous dry buildable land within each newly created residential lot. The property is guided by the 2000-2020 Orono Community Management Plan for single family residential use at a density of 2-3 units per acre. Municipal buildings are a Permitted Use in the RR-1B zone, and the Fire Station to be constructed on Lot 1 is considered by definition as a municipal building. Lot I will contain land totaling 2.04 acres in area. There are no City-protected wetlands located on the property. However, a preliminary wetland delineation completed for the property has confirmed that linear wetlands protected under the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) exist along the southerly and easterly borders of the property, such wetlands being approximately 0.58 acres in area. Lot 1 will contain approximately 1.90 acres of non-wetland area and 0.14 acres of wetland. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on February 19,2002 and recommended approval of the variance by a vote of 6 to 0, finding that the variance is supported by hardships as stated in the staff memo dated February 15,2002 and that the variance will have no impact on the neighborhood or adjacent properties. Planning Commission recommended that approval be revoked, however, if the sixth bay of the Fire Station is not constructed, thereby making the building smaller and negating the need for the variance. 6. The City Council hereby makes these additional findings of fact: The site plan for the Fire Station has been developed by the joint Fire Station Committee and reviewed by both City Councils. Site layout has been significantly influenced by a number of factors including: Page 2 of?