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� O� � , � � O � • �_ � CITY of ORONO � � ti �'� G�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��kEsl�Og'� � NO. �� . FINDINGS � 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File#04-3026. 2. The property is located in the LR-1B, Zoning District which requires a minimum lot area of 1 acre and a minimum lot width of 140' at the shore and 75' setback. The applicants' lot is 3.6 acres in area and 390'f in width at the shore and 75' setback. 3. The Planning Commissioii reviewed this application at a public hearing held on July 19, 2004 and recommended approval of variances based on the following findings: a. Over half of the existing home is located within 75' of the OHWL of Lake Minnetonka. • . b. Approximately 6% of the total stnzcture and hardcover on the property is within the 30' bluff impact zone. c. Per Resolution No. 3191, approved in 1992, the property was granted a • hardcover .variance for the 0-75' setback zone of 11.2% for construction of home additions. d. The proposed deck will not encroach any further into the lake setback than the existing approved deck. e. The proposed deck will not encroach any further into the bluff setback than the existing approved deck. f. The proposal will not increase hardcover levels within the 0-75' zone above the levels approved in Resolution No. 3191 approved in 1992. 4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicants and the public, and the effect of the proposed variances on the health, safety and welfare of the community. 5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are • peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the variances would not adversely affect traffic Page 2 of 5