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• <br />CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 5489 <br />FINDINGS <br />This application was reviewed as Zoning File #06-3196. <br />2. In 1980 municipal sewer was provided to the Minnetonka Bluffs area, including <br />Orono Lane. The property at the west end of Orono Lane was provided with a <br />sewer stub and assessed for sewer, and the City Council at that time adopted <br />Resolution No. 1183 regarding the property, finding that "said property would <br />likely be considered as a buildable lot of record if sewer was available". That <br />property in 1982 was replatted as Lot 1, Block 2, Dragonfly Hill (1401 Shoreline <br />Drive) and has remained vacant to this day, owned by Edward Hanan as a <br />separate lakeshore tax parcel of approximately 39,000 s.f. or 0.89 acre (staff <br />calculation), with an assessed valuation of $650,000 and having 163' of shoreline. <br />3. The plat of Blue Hill was approved in 1994. That approval included a Special Lot <br />Combination Agreement requiring that Lot 1, Block 1, Blue Hill and Outlot. A, <br />Blue Hill remain in common ownership, with Outlot A providing lake access for <br />Lot 1, as well as completing its 2 -acre requirement. The Agreement established <br />conditions under which Outlot A could be used. A 1999 amendment to the <br />Agreement allowed for a parking area to be established in Outlot A. The property <br />at 1391 Fox Street has also remained vacant, and the Developers have concluded <br />that due to having to cross County Road 15, use of the lake access for 1391 Fox is <br />unsafe, impractical, and ultimately not marketable. The City Council concurs <br />with this analysis of the current configuration. <br />4. At some point in time after 1994, Hennepin County combined Lot 1, Block 1, <br />Blue hill and Outlot A, Blue Hill for tax purposes, so they currently exist as one <br />tax parcel. While Lot 1 has not been assessed for sewer, it is in the MUSA and a <br />sewer connection can be made within a reasonable distance to the east on Fox <br />Street. <br />5. The Developer and the Seller have reached an agreement whereby Outlot A of <br />Blue Hill would be combined with Lot 1, Block 2, Dragonfly Hill, making a more <br />buildable lakeshore lot and leaving Lot 1, Block 1, Blue Hill without lake access. <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />