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i. K GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PER MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE SECTION 3: 100 File //742 WHEREAS, Craig Olson, hereafter "applicant", has made application to the City of Orono, hereafter "City", to permit the repair of transmissions of cars and light trucks at the service station located at 1960 Shoreline Drive and legally de scribed as Lot 2, Block 1, Tourangeau Addition, hereafter "the property"; and Whereas, per Resolution 961, a resolution that approved the service station as a legal non conforming use, under Section 31.100 of the Orono Zoning Code, the applicant, or the future owner of the service station, seeks to amend Resolution 961, Section 11, item (1) "Light repair and exchange of parts in motor vehicles " Include the repair of transmissions and replacement of parts of transmissions and engines. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Coulcil of Orono, Minnesota; Findines 1. The application was reviewed as Zoning file No. 742. / * 2. The property is located in the LR-IA Lak^shore residential Zoning District 3.On December 18, 1978, Council approved Resolution //961, a resolution that approved a Conditional Use Permit establishing a lawful - non conrcrming use on the property. 4. The lawful - non conforming use has continued on the property since April, 1978. 5. For the past two years the station has had three different operators. The periods of operation ran from 6 months to 9 months. 6. The station has been vacant for long periods of time but never for 12 contiguous months. 7. The applicant claims that at the current level of approved uses, setforth In Resolution 961, the station cannot compete with other service stations. 8. The neighboring resldentiol property owners support the service station use and claim the following: a) The property has betn In use as a service station for over 35 years. ' 1 4