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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />NO. 7587 <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />the point of beginning, except that part of said above-described property lying <br />Northwesterly of the following described line: Commencing at said Point A; thence <br />South 59 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 246.74 feet to the point of <br />beginning of the line being described; thence South 34 degrees 54 minutes 30 <br />seconds West to the shore of Lake Minnetonka and there ending. <br /> <br />Subject to a mutual easement for common driveway over the southeasterly 7 1/2 feet <br />of the northeasterly 286.81 feet of the above-described tract as shown by deed <br />recorded in CR Book 1021 of Deeds, page 276, Doc. No. 1146365; (as to Parcel 1). <br /> <br />Subject to a flowage easement set forth in decree in which a certified copy is of <br />record in CR Book 85 of Miscellaneous Records, page 301, Doc. No. 318546; (as to <br />Parcels 1 and 2), Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter the “Property”); <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Applicant has made application to the City of Orono for a variance from <br />Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1279 to allow construction of an expanded open <br />porch on the west side of the home, 44.6 feet from the OHWL, where a 75-foot setback is <br />required and the existing home is set 30 feet from the OHWL; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Applicant has made application to the City of Orono for a variance from <br />Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1680 to allow 3,978 square feet of hardcover in the <br />75-foot setback from the lake where no hardcover is permitted and 3,884 square feet currently <br />exists resulting in an increase of 94 square feet in the 75-foot setback; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on April 21, 2025, after published and mailed notice in accordance with <br />Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at which <br />time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were allowed to speak thereon; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on April 21, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the <br />variances as applied; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on May 12, 2025, the City Council reviewed the application and the <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff; and <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota <br />hereby approves the requested variances as described above based on one or more of the <br />following findings of fact concerning the Property: <br /> <br />235