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A RESOLUTION GRANTING <br />VARIANCES TO <br />MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 10.22r SUBDIVISIONS 1 <br />PILE #1559 <br />& 2 <br />WHEREAS, John and Roberta Henrich (hereinafter "the applicants") <br />are owners of the property located at 4125 Highwood Road within the <br />City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as follows: <br />Lots 19, 2C and 21, Highwood Lake Minnetonka; Hennepin <br />County, Minnesota (hereinafter "the property"); and <br />WHEREAS, the applicants have applied to the City of Orono <br />for variances to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.22, Subdivisions 1 <br />& 2 to permit the construction of a room addition, detached garage, <br />find decks, such decks encroaching past the average lakeshore setback <br />line where no encroachment is normally allowed, and such improvements <br />overall constituting additional hardcover in the 75-250' lakeshore <br />setback zone in excess of the 25% hardcover normally allowed. <br />Minnesota: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1559. <br />2. The property is located in the LR-IB Single Family Lakeshore <br />Residential Zoning Distri 't. <br />3. The Orono Planning cmmission reviewed this application on <br />July 16, 1990, and on a vote of 5 to 0 recommended approval of <br />the proposed variances based upon the following findings; <br />a. Due to the location and orientation of neighboring <br />residences, the average lakeshore setback encroachment has <br />no significant impact on views of the lake enjoyed by <br />neighboring property owners. <br />b. Hardcover on the property is 43.6% in the 75-250' zone. <br />There is excess driveway hardcover on the property that can <br />be removed in conjunction with the proposed additions, <br />resulting in no net increase in hardcover on the property <br />above the pre-existing 43.6% level in the 75-250' zone. <br />Page 1 of 4