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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7398 1 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A WETLAND ALTERATION PERMIT PURSUANT TO ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 78-1610 FILE NO. LA23-000030 WHEREAS, Ryan Ortlip (hereinafter the “Owner”) is the owner of the property located at 4685 West Branch Road within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as: Lot 2, Block 1, West Branch Hill, accrding to the plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Registrar of Titles in and for said County. (hereinafter "the Property"); and WHEREAS, the Owner has made an application to the City pursuant to Orono Municipal Code Section 78-1610 for a wetland alteration permit (hereinafter the “Permit”) in order to fill in the wetland on their property for the purpose of constructing a driveway on the Property, identified on the attached Exhibit A (hereinafter the “Wetland”); WHEREAS, the Applicant proposes to mitigate for the impacts to the Wetland off-site via the purchase of banked credits as governed by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (hereinafter the “MCWD”); and WHEREAS, after due published notice and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and the Orono, Minnesota, City Code, the Orono Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 21, 2023, at which times all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: FINDINGS 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File LA23-000030. 2. The Property is located in the RR-1B One Family Residential Zoning District which requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and a minimum lot width of 200’. 3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held on August 21, 2023 and recommended conditional approval of the Permit based on the following findings: