09-11-1989 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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A RESOLUTION GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL POR A PLAT AT 1125 WILLOW DRIVE NORTH FILE NO. 1448 WHEREAS, Kevin B. Hawkinson on July 28, 1989 filed a formal subdivision application with the City of Orono for approval of a two -lot residential plat of property legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Willow Run, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter "the property"); and WHEREAS, after due published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statues 462.358 et. seq. and the City of Orono Zoning and Platting Codes, the Orono Planning Commission held a public hearing on Fagust 21, 1989 at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and WHEREAS, at their regular meeting held on September 11, 1989, the Orono City Council considered the subdivision application of Kevin B. Hawkinson, noting the following findings of fact: 1. The proF-rty is located within the RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District requiring a minimum of 2.0 acres of contiguous dry buildable land within each newly created lot. 2. The property contains a total of approximately ".91 acres, of which 0.74 acres is considered wetland and 3.17 acres is considered as dry buildable. Proposed Lot 1 contains 2.64 acres of dry land and 0.74 acres of wetland, for a total area of 3.38 acres. Proposed Lot 2 contains 2.53 acres of dry buildable land. Both Lots 1 and 2 exceed the minimum 200' lot width requirement 50' back from the abutting public roadways. 3. Proposed Lot 1 will gain access to Willow Drive via a single driveway curb cut at the northeast quadrant of Lot 1. Lot 2 currently has access to Willow Drive via an exist+n n driveway. The pzoposed lot configuration is not suita for using a shared driveway access point for ".nts 1 and Page 1 of 5