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City of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. <br />A RESOLUTION GRANTING <br />A VARIANCE TO <br />MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 10.22, SUBDIVISION 2 <br />FILE #1291 <br />WHEREAS, Alfred & Rosemary Iverson (hereinafter "the <br />applicants") are the owners of the property located at 2835 Casco Point <br />Road within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described <br />as follows: <br />Refer to Exhibit A attached (hereinafter "the property"); and <br />WHEREAS, the applicants have applied to the City for a variance <br />to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 to permit the <br />construction of a major addition to the existing residence requiring <br />removal of existing hardcover improvements and the installation of new <br />hardcover improvements within the 75-250' setback area providing no <br />increase in overall hardcover but still resulting in an excess of 3,785 <br />s.f. or 13.3% additional hardcover over the allowed 25% hardcover. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, <br />Minnesota: <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1291. <br />2. The property is located in the LR-IC Lakeshore Residential Zoning <br />District requiring 21,780 s.f. or .5 acres in area. The property <br />consists of 36,491 s.f. or .83 acres. <br />3. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on June <br />20, 1988 and recommended approval of the proposed variance based <br />upon the following findings: <br />a. The additional hardcover created by the proposed improvements <br />are predominantly located in the area of the property that drains <br />away from the lake and runs to the street yard. <br />b. The proposed improvements do not encroach the average Lake- <br />shore setback line. <br />c. Hardcover within the 250-500' setback area has been decreased <br />slightly by .8% or 8.1 s.f. <br />d. There are no additional adjacent lands available to be <br />acquired by the applicants. <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />