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To permit 14,497 s.f. for all occcssoiy buildings where 6,000 s.f. is allowed. There are numerous accessory buildings located on the property that would be removed to ucconunodatc the road and building sites. Under a standard plat Lot 2 requires a variance to lot w idlh. The lot is at the end of a cul-dc- sac arid is 200' wide at the slniclure setback. A 300’ w idlh is required. Council has routinely approved variances for lot w idth f'r lots fronting on a cul-de-sac that demonstrate a suitable building site and a lot similar in dimension to lots surrounding the property. Lot 6 is 5 acres, but approximately '/j acre of the site is designated as a wetland and was identified on the 1974 protected wetland inventory. Therefore the wetland area is not considered as part of the lot area. Orono Wetland Policies and Standards City protected wetlands were those identified by tbe City in 1974 and appear on the City’s Wetland Inventory Overlay Maps and arc subject to the provisions in Section 10.55, in addition to WCA regulations. The protected wetlands arc protected at the time of subdivision by the developer by granting of a “Conservation and Flowage Hasement’’ and further arc identified as “Drainage Basements on the official plat mylars. Section 10.55, Subdivision 15 defines the minimum lot area requirements sliall be interpreted to not allow protected areas as part of tliat lot area. City protected wetland areas within the regulatory boundary shall not be credited toward dry buiklable area for zoning purposes. Welland basins not identified in the Wetland Inventory Overlay Map.s but which arc delineated under WCA methods aiul'or appear on the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) are subject to WCA regulation, which falls under the Jurisdiction of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD). Those areiLs are not subject to the 26’ setback or required for protection by a Conservation and Flowage l■asement. and are allowed as credit towards dry buildable area for zoning purposes. The City will require a protective cov enant filed in the chain of title of the affected property, as an advisory to properly owners that a wetland subject to WCA regulations exists. Stables and Barm The keeping of domestic animals for non-commercial purposes is a permitted use including horses for the use of the occupants of the premises A minimum of one acre in aggregate, exclusive of one acre for the principal bui Iding, must be available for each animal unit, except os hereinafier set forth. A minimum of two acres of open pasture must be available for a single horse and one additional acre must be available for each additional horse. When the horses arc kept stabled and do not require pasture for feed purposes, the minimum pasture requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the Council. Such minimum pasture acreage shall not include low lying lands unusable for pasture or grazing. Any person keeping such animals must comply with the provisions of the City Code. The use of an accessory building for keeping animals for non-commercial purposes is a permitted use provided it is for the non-commercial use of the property owner or resident and meets the 01-266) Craig Alihotue 4100 WMcnown Road Prriiminai) Plat Pagc4or6