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JUL 9 2 2002 Cut Ut-UMONO REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE; July 17,2002 ITEM NO.: DepartmcDt Approval: Name Paul Weinberger Title Zoning Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Zoning Item Description:i/02-2776 Hennepin County 3880 Shoreline Drive Renewal Variances and Conditional Use Permit List of Exhibits: A Resolution B 2000 Approved Site Plan C June 6,2002 Staff Report Application Review On June 26, 2000 the City of Orono adopted Resolution No. 4485 approving variances and conditional use permit for the Hennepin County Highway Maintenance facility located at 3880 Shoreline Drive. Hennepin County has used the facility since at least 1962, when the propert>’ was located in a commercial zoning district. The property was later rezoned to residential. Since the rezoning the property has been allowed to continue operation as a legal non-conforming use. The salt and sand storage building required variances to permit the building to exceed the maximum allowed size for an oversized accessory building on a property of 6.65 acres. 1 he Municipal Code only permits a 2,400 square foot oversized accessory building on the property, and an aggregate of 4,800 square feet for all accessory buildings. The proposed building is 60 feet X 120 feet plus a 10' overhang for an extended roof for each storage bay. The variances and CUP permits construction of a 7,200 s.f. salt and sand storage building on the property and permits construction of a stonnwater management pond on the site for treatment of sediment runoff on the property. Due to anticipated costs with construction, the County delayed the project. Hennepin County is now ready to begin construction in August with an anticipated completion date of October, 2002. Planning Commission Recommendation Planning Commission recommended approval on a vote of 6 to 1 to approve the renewal variances and conditional use permit subject to the conditions of approval as noted in the year 2000 approval. Additionally, the Planning Commission added to the recommendation that all runoff from the site shall flow to the new stormwater pond; such pond shall be constructed prior to occupancy of the building; and all wetlands on the site shall be freed of any debris or materials. It was the minority position of the Planning Commission that additional improvements to the property may be an expansion of a non-conforming use. In Resolution No. 4485, Council had concluded that the new shed would actually reduce the level of activity at the site during nighttime snow events, and was not an expansion of the use.