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O <br /> O O <br /> ti <br /> CITY of ORONO <br /> ti <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> ��`9xESII0 NO. 6323 <br /> 2. The property is located in the LR — 1C, Zoning District which requires a <br /> minimum lot area of 0.5 acres and a minimum lot width of 100' at the <br /> shoreline and at the 75' setback of Lake Minnetonka. <br /> 3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing <br /> held on August 15, 2005 and recommended approval of the variances <br /> based on the following findings: <br /> a. The proposed roof addition will not encroach further on the existing <br /> rear yard setback to undeveloped Maple Avenue. <br /> b. The proposed roof structure and '/z story addition meet the building <br /> height and half story requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> c. The proposed roof structure, while adding height, will not impact lake <br /> views for adjacent lakeshore properties due to the curvature of the <br /> shoreline within Casco Cove of Lake Minnetonka. <br /> d. The additional 5' encroachment on the rear yard of undeveloped <br /> Maple Avenue will consist only of an unenclosed covered entry over <br /> the existing stoop. <br /> e. While the 1968 variance approval categorizes the rear lot line as the <br /> line adjacent to undeveloped Maple Avenue, this property boundary <br /> functions more like a side street which would only require a 15' <br /> setback due to the orientation of the adjacent houses. <br /> f. The area existing under the proposed covered entry, in the basement <br /> level, already exists as storage space to the house as it was an old well. <br /> The covered entry proposed will not encroach any further than this <br /> existing storage area in the basement level. <br /> 4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings <br /> and recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, <br /> comments by the applicants and the public, and the effect of the proposed <br /> variances on the health, safety and welfare of the community. <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />