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City of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. A RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE TO :CIPA1. ZONING CODE SECTION 10.24, SUBDIVISION 5(i. FILE 1858 WHEREAS, Robert L. Howells (hereinafter "the i pf ,Acant" ) is owner of the property located at 1448 Park Drive within `he City of Crono (hereinafter "City"; and legally described as follows: Saga Hill Park, in "Sara Hill Revised, Hennepin County, Minnesota" (hereinafter "property"), and WHEREAS, the applicant has applied to the City for a variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.24, Subdivision 5(B) to permit the construction of a residence on a lot of 31,200 square feet in area instead of the required 41,560 square feet, and toapprove a side street setback of 17 feet where 35 feet is required and approve a f ront setback of 26 feet from the ded.cated right-of-way where 35 feet. is required. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: FINDING:. 1. This application was reviewed as zoning file #858. 2. The property is located in the LR-lB Single Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning District. 3. The original platted area of "Saga Hill :'irk" was 0.80 acre_ Dedication of County Road 19 right-of-way rt- 'aced the area to 0.72 acres . The f urther dedication of roadway to the City of Orono will reduce the lot area to approximately 0.6 acres. 4. The Orono Planning Commissio,.reviewed this application on September 17, 1984, and recommended approval of the proposed lot area variance based upon the follc-ing findings: a) The property is severe, restricted due to surrounding road4ays. b) No other land is available to be combined with the property. c) The location of thi ^ mature maple trees on the property anO the locations of existing lot boundaries in relat_-:ntothe existing traveled roads may require that a setback r.nce is neeled f err. the east lc•t line. d) The existing cabin is a :_fal non -conforming structure and is subject to pertinent ord .�ances.