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<br />Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION <br />APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT <br /> <br />FILE NO. 15-3740 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, George C. Funk and Judy A. Rogosheske, a married couple <br />(hereinafter the “Developers”) are the owners of the property within the City of Orono <br />(hereinafter the "City") addressed 540 Old Crystal Bay Road and legally described as Lot 1, <br />Block 1, White Oak Overlook, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter the "Property"); and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on April 22, 2015, the Developers filed a complete application with <br />the City for preliminary approval of a two (2) lot residential plat of the Property; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, after due published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota <br />Statutes 462.358 et. seq. and the City of Orono Zoning and Subdivision Codes, on June 15, <br />2015 the Orono Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding the application at which <br />time all persons desiring to be heard concerning the application were given the opportunity to <br />speak thereon; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on June 15, 2015 the Planning Commission reviewed the <br />application and recommended on a vote of 6 to 0 that the City Council grant preliminary plat <br />approval; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed the proposal at a regular meeting held on <br />July 13, 2015, and hereby makes the following findings with regards to this application: <br /> <br /> FINDINGS <br /> <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #15-3740. <br />2. The Property is zoned RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential District, which requires a <br />minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and minimum lot width of 200'. The Property totals 6.85 <br />acres in area of which 6.38 acres is considered as dry, buildable land and 0.47 acres is <br />wetland. <br />3. The Property is guided in the 2008-2030 Orono Community Management Plan (CMP) for <br />single family residential use at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres. The proposed layout <br />contains 2 residential lots on 6.38 non-wetland acres, for an overall density of 1 unit per <br />3.19 dry acres. <br />4. The proposed plat includes 2 residential building lots, each of which will be accessed via <br />private driveways extending easterly from Old Crystal Bay Road. Lot 2 will utilize the