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WAp CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 7423 <br />KtsHoe- <br />A RESOLUTION <br />APPROVING VARIANCES FROM <br />MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 78-395 <br />FILE NO. LA23-000053 <br />WHEREAS,on August 25,2023,Pillar Homes(hereinafter the"Applicant"),applied for variances <br />from the City Code for the property addressed 3765 Watertown Road and legally described as: <br />That part of the West 392.98 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section <br />32,Township 118,Range 23,Hennepin County,Minnesota, lying South of County Road No. 6, <br />also known as Watertown Road and West of the following described line: Commencing at the <br />Southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter;thence South 89 degrees 54 <br />minutes 36 seconds East assumed bearing,along the South line of said Southwest Quarter of the <br />Southeast Quarter,a distance of 149.03 feet to the point of beginning of said described line; <br />thence North 3 degrees 14 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of 1101.63 feet to the centerline of <br />County Road No. 6,also known as Watertown Road,and there terminating(hereinafter the <br />Property"); <br />WHEREAS,the Applicant has applied to the City of Orono for front and side yard setback <br />variances from City Code Section 78-395 in order to construct new covered entryways on an existing <br />home; and <br />WHEREAS,on October 16,2023,after published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota <br />Statutes and the City Code,the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at which time all persons <br />desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and <br />WHEREAS,on October 16,2023,the Planning Commission voted 6 to 0 in favor of a motion to <br />recommend approval of the variance as applied;and <br />WHEREAS,on November 13,2023 the City Council reviewed the application and the <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff;and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota <br />hereby approves the requested variance as described above based on one or more of the following findings <br />of fact concerning the Property: <br />1