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FILE #LA22-000056 <br /> 21 Nov 2022 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />Section 78-1403- Accessory Building Coverage: <br /> <br />Total Lot Area* Total Accessory Building <br />Footprint <br />Total Accessory Building <br />Footprint <br />±121 acres Allowed: 68,520 s.f. (1.30% of <br />lot area) <br />Proposed: 22,826 s.f. <br />*Total acreage does not include Wayzata parcel <br /> <br />Accessory Structure Inventory Existing Square <br />Footage <br />Proposed Square <br />Footage <br />Oversized <br />Accessory <br />Structure <br />Maintenance Building 10,835 s.f. 10,835 s.f. Yes (1) <br />Barn 3,118 s.f. 5,115 s.f. Yes (1) <br />Storage Building 3,648 s.f. 3,648 s.f. Yes (1) <br />Vacated Storage Building 1,463 s.f. 1,463 s.f. Yes (1) <br />Butler Building 1,164 s.f. 1,164 s.f. Yes (1) <br />Ice Skating Warming House 493 s.f. 493 s.f. No (0) <br />Gate House 108 s.f. 108 s.f. No (0) <br />Total 20,829 s.f. 22,826 s.f 5 <br /> <br />Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 78-123) <br />In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the <br />proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and <br />anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect <br />on values of property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider <br />recommending approval for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances <br />where their strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique <br />to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is <br />demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning <br />Code. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties <br />also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. <br />Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, <br />subd. 2, when in harmony with this chapter. The board or the council may not permit as a <br />variance any use that is not permitted under this chapter for property in the zone where the <br />affected person's land is located. The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary <br />use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br /> <br />According to MN §462.357 Subd. 6(2) variances shall only be permitted when: <br />1. The variance is in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the Ordinance. The use <br />for a golf course on this size property follows the general intent of the ordinance. <br />2. The variance is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The proposed addition is well <br />within the required setbacks and is minimally changing the nature of what is currently <br />existing on the site. The proposal is in line with the City of Orono 2040 Comprehensive <br />Plan, which includes maintaining the natural character of the site, minimizing impacts <br />to neighbors (screening, sound buffering), and natural resource impacts such as <br />hardcover, grading, tree removal, and the control of storm water runoff off site.