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f <br /> -cON CITY OF ORONO <br /> v RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> t�xESHO�� <br /> G� NO. 7339 <br /> A RESOLUTION <br /> DENYING VARIANCES FROM <br /> MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br /> SECTIONS 78-1279, 78-1288, & 78-1680 <br /> FILE NO.LA22-000051 <br /> WHEREAS, on September 14, 2022, Paul Taunton (hereinafter the"Applicant"), applied for <br /> variances from the City Code for the property addressed 3600 Ivy Place and legally described as: <br /> Lot 2, Block 1, Ivy Place, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter the <br /> "Property"); <br /> WHEREAS, following the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the new home on <br /> the Property, the following hardcover improvements were constructed within the 75-foot shore <br /> setback from the ordinary high water level (hereinafter the "OHWL") without proper permits from <br /> the City: an approximate 1,175 square foot parking pad 31 feet from the OHWL, a 500 square <br /> foot patio 43 feet from the OHWL, and another 470 square foot patio 50 feet from the OHWL <br /> (hereinafter the "Improvements); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied to the City of Orono for after-the-fact variances <br /> from City Code Section 78-1279 in order to allow the as-constructed Improvements to be <br /> permitted to remain within the 75-foot lake setback; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Applicant has applied to the City of Orono for after-the-fact variances <br /> from City Code Sections 78-1288 and 78-1680 in order to allow the approximate 2,145 square <br /> feet of hardcover resulting from the Improvements to remain within the 75-foot setback where <br /> no hardcover is permitted; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 17, 2022, after published and mailed notice in accordance with <br /> Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at which <br /> time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to <br /> speak thereon; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 17, 2022, the Planning Commission voted 4 to 0 in favor of a <br /> motion to recommend denial of the variances; and <br /> WHEREAS, on January 23, 2023, the City Council voted 5 to 0 to direct preparation of <br /> findings for denial of the variance. <br /> 1 <br />