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6. The City Council finds that granting a conditional use permit to allow the proposed grading and retaining walls in the 0-75’ zone will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the public, would not adversely affect light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring properties, nor will it depreciate surrounding property values and that the proposed level of use of the property will be in keeping with the intent and objectives of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants variances to Municipal Zoning Code Sections 10.22, Subdivisions 1 and 2 and 10.55, Subdivision 8 to permit construction of a greenhouse addition and retaining walls in the 0-75* lakeshore setback zone, resulting in an increase in hardcover from 5.7% to 7.6% in the 0-75' zo: e where no hardcover is normally allowed, resulting in additions- structure in the 0- 75* zone where no structure is normally allowed, resulting in an average lakeshore setback encroachment of approximately 125'; and further grants a conditional use permit for grading and retaining walls in the 0-75' lakeshore setback zone per Section 10.03, Subdivision 19, subject to the following conditions: 1. Applicant shall provide the City Engineer with a detailed final grading and retaining wall plan, which must be approved before permits can be Issued for the grading/retaining wall construction. The City Engineer shall work in conjunction with the applicants to establish suitable limits for the grading work. 2. The applicants shall maintain existing vegetation on the lakeshore bank as proposed, and shall plant additional vegetation to screen the proposed 24"-30" high retaining wall from the lake to reduce its visual Impact. Applicant shall use native materials and natural coloring to minimize the visual -mpact of this wall to the greatest extent possible. 3. As proposed, applicants shall construct a draintile system between the existing residence and the lakeshore, to redirect the drainage from the 0-75' zone to the /5-250' zone for dispersal. Page 3 of 6 ' 1