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A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCES <br />TO MUNICIPAL ZONING CO d <br />SECTION 10.22, SUBDIVISIONS 1 AND 2, AND <br />SECTION 10.55, SUBDIVISION 8, <br />GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USB PERMIT PER <br />SECTION 10.03, SUBDIVISION 19 <br />FILE #1468 <br />WHEREAS, George? and Sally Pillsbury (her<»inafter "the <br />applicants") are the owners of the property located at 1300 <br />Bracketts Point Road within the City of Orono (hereinafter <br />"City") and legally described on Exhibit A attached (hereinafter <br />the "property"); and <br />WHEREAS, the applicants have made application to the <br />City of Orono for variances to (a) Municipal Zoning Code Section <br />10.22, Subdivisions 1 and 2, (b) S<»ction 10.55, Subdivision 8 to <br />construct a greenhouse addition and a retaining wall within the <br />0-75* lakeshore setback zone, resulting in sturcture and <br />hardcover in the 0-75* zone where no structure or hardcover is <br />normally allowed, and which greonhous® addition encroaches past <br />the defined average lakeshore setback line where no encroachment <br />is normally allowed, and further (c) requesting a conditional use <br />permit for grading work within the 0-75* lakeshore setback zone <br />per Section 10.03, Subdivision 19. <br />WOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of <br />Orono. Lninnesota; <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1468. <br />2. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed the <br />application October 16, 1989 and recommended approval of the <br />proposed variances and conditional use permit on a vote of 5-2, <br />based on the following findings: <br />A). The average lakeshore setback encroachment will <br />not impair any existing lake views enjoyed by <br />neighboring property owners. <br />B). The retaining wall and associated grading <br />proposed at the top of the lakeshore bank is <br />necessary for preservation of the lakeshore bank, <br />which is currently exhibiting some slumping effect.