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,,".. „ , . � • Resolution No., 771_ RESOLUTION DENYING LOT AREA VARIANCE AND LOT WIDTH VARIANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 140 CYGNET PLACE, LOT 2, BLOCK 3�, SWAN LAKE ADDITION WHEREAS, Lou Warden is the owner of property located at 140 Cygnet Place, Orono, Minnesota, (also known as Lot 2) , and has applied for lot area and lot width variances, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the application for the two variances and have recommended denial of same, and WHEREAS, the City Staff has reviewed the application for two variances and has recommended denial of same, and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Planning Commission recommendation, the City Staff recommendation and the comments related thereto by Mr. Warden and City Staff at a council meeting of April 11, 1977, WHEREAS, the City Council conceptually denied the applica- • tion on April 11, 1977, and requested staff to set forth the reason for the denial stated by the council for subsequent council review and ratification, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council has reviewed the Planning Commission recommendation, the City Staff recommendation and the comments related thereto by Mr. Warden and City Staff at a coun- cil meeting of April 11, 1977,. WHEREAS, City Council has reviewed this resolution to determine its accuracy, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Orono denies the application for lot area and lot width variances based upon the following findings of fact: l. The realtor submitting the application on behalf of Mr. Warden for variances misrepresented the facts of the matter when he stated that Lot 2 could not be expanded as the property on either side already contained a house, neither of which was owned by the owner of Lot 2. 2. Mr. Warden owns Lot 2 and lives in and owns a house that is on the adjacent Zot No. l. ,� 3. Lots 1 and 2 are therefore presently in common own- ership and have been in common ownership since the enactment of the current zoning ordinances.