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held a public hearing on November 16, 1992, at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and WHEREAS, at their regular meeting held on December 14, 1992, the Orono City Council considered the subdivision application of Andrew J. Goetten, noting the following findings of fact: 1. The portion of the property proposed for subdivision is located within the RR-IB Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District requiring a minimum of two acres of contiguous dry buildable land within each newly created lot. 2. The property contains a total of approximately 3.66 acres, of which 3.01 acres is contiguous dry buildable land exclusive of 33 feet of right-of-way for Orono Orchard Road, wetlands, and the non-contiguous portions south of County Road 15 . 3. The proposed plat contains two lots. Lot 1 consisting of 2.01 dry contiguous acres and Lot 2 consisting of 1.00 dry conr.iguous acres. Lot 2 requires a lot area variance which has been granted per the findings and conditions of Resolution No. of the City Council. 4. Each of Lots 1 and 2 abuts a public roadway open to traffic, and each lot contains the required 200' lot width requirement as measured at the rear of the 50' front yard. 5. Lot 2, containing an existing residence, is within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) and is provided with municipal sewer as part of the 1900-1 Minnetonka Bluffs Sewer Project. Lot 1, currently vacant, will not be served with municipal sewer, is outside the MUSA, and has been confirmed as having acceptable primary and alternate drainfield sites. 6. A City designated wetland occurs within the property at two locations along the southeast border of the property. A conservation and flowage easement will be required over thuse wet land.s Page 2 cf 6