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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 6 20 6 <br />A RESOLUTION <br />GRANTING VARIANCES <br />TO ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE <br />SECTIONS 78-330 AND 78-1279 <br />FILE NO. 12-3582 <br />WHEREAS, BWB Holdings, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Company, <br />(hereinafter "Owner") is the owner of the property located at 4731 North Shore Drive within the <br />City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as: Lot 6, and the northwesterly 10.00 <br />feet of Lot 5, Block 5, Bergquist & Wicklund's Park, and that part of vacated Lake Street lying <br />between the southwesterly extensions of the northwesterly line of said Lot 6 and the <br />southeasterly line of the northwesterly 10.00 feet of said Lot 5, Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />(hereinafter "the Property"); and <br />WHEREAS, Colson Custom Homes, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability <br />Company, (hereinafter the "Developer") has an interest in the Property; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer has made application to the City for variances to <br />Orono Code Section 78-330 to allow construction of a new residence on a lot with an area of <br />11,752 feet (0.26 acres) and a defined width of approximately 60 feet where 43,560 square feet <br />(1.0 acre) and 140 feet of width are normally required; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer has made application to the City for a variance to <br />Orono Code Section 78-1279(2) to allow construction of a new residence 12 feet from the top of <br />bluff where a 30 foot setback is normally required; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer has made application to the City for a variance to <br />Orono Code Section 78-1279(2) to allow construction of an elevated deck 2 feet from the top of <br />bluff where a 30 foot setback is normally required; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer has made application to the City for a variance to <br />Orono Code Section 78-1279(3) to allow the proposed home to encroach 10 feet into the 20 foot <br />bluff impact zone; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer has made application to the City for a variance to <br />Orono Code Section 78-1279(3) to allow the proposed elevated deck to encroach entirely within <br />the 20 foot bluff impact zone; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer has made application to the City of Orono for a <br />variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-330 to allow a 10 -foot side street setback <br />for the home from the adjacent unimproved alley right-of-way and a 10 -foot setback from said <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />