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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 7387 <br />2 <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, <br />Minnesota hereby approves the requested after-the-fact variances to permit construction of the <br />new engineered retaining walls, lakeside deck, and lakeside shed as described above based on <br />one or more of the following findings of fact concerning the Property: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT: <br />A1. The analysis contained within staff memos and the exhibits attached to the aforesaid <br />memos, all minutes from the above-mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials <br />distributed at these meetings are hereby incorporated by reference. <br />A2. The Property is located in the LR-1C One Family Lakeshore Zoning District. <br />A3. The Property contains 0.34 acres in area and has a defined lot width of 56 feet. <br />A4. The Property is within Tier 1 and hardcover is limited to 25% according to the <br />Stormwater Quality Overlay District. <br />A5. The Property was subject to a fire on the lake slope in July 2022 which destroyed the <br />previously existing timber retaining walls, stairs, deck, and storage shed leaving the <br />slope vulnerable to failure. <br />A6. The Applicants applied for an administrative building permit to rebuild the existing walls <br />in-kind. The construction of the replacement walls expanded beyond the in-kind <br />reconstruction and the project was stopped and stabilized. The Applicants received City <br />Council approval of an emergency slope repair in November 2022. <br />A7. Applicants have applied for the following after-the-fact variances: <br />a. 75-foot Setback for Structures and Hardcover <br />b.Bluff Setback Variance <br />c.Average Lakeshore Setback Variance <br />A8. Retaining walls, decks, sheds and other building improvements are not permitted within <br />75-feet of the OHWL. Installation of the new walls, deck, and shed require City Council <br />approval of after-the-fact 75-foot hardcover, bluff setback, and lake setback variances. <br />A9. In considering this application for variances, the Council has considered the advice and <br />recommendation of the City Staff and the effect of the proposed emergency slope repair <br />upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic