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City of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. <br />A RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE <br />TO MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 10.40, SUBDIVISION 6 (E) <br />FILE NO. 898 <br />WHEREAS, Leroy Koehnen (hereinafter "the applicant") has an <br />interest in the property located at 3360 Shoreline Drive within the <br />City of Orono (hereinafter "City") anc, legally described as follow: <br />That part of Lot 5, Block 3, Townsite of Langdon Park, described <br />as follows: c.onanencing at a point on the South line of said Lot <br />5, distant 112.0 feet East of the Southwest corner thereof; <br />thence angle left and Northwesterly 90 degrees 30 minutes a <br />distance of 127.6 feet; thence Northeasterly a distance of 118.95 <br />feet more or less to the westerly right-of-way line of County <br />Road #19 and at a point 285.0 feet Southerly of the Northerly <br />line of said Lot 5, as measured on the Westerly right-of-way lin•! <br />of said County Road #19; thence Southeasterly on said westerly <br />right-of-way line a distance of 183.64 feet to the South line of <br />said Lot 5; thence west on said South line a distance of 178.18 <br />feet to the place of beginning. <br />WHEREAS, the applicant has applied to the City for a <br />variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.40, Subdivision 6 (E) to <br />permit the construction of a canopy structure over an existing <br />gasoline pu-p island that will be located 26 feet from the right-of- <br />way of County Road No. 19 instead of the required 35 feet. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, <br />Minne-3ta: <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File No. 898 <br />2. The property is located in thn B-1 Retail Sales Business <br />District. <br />3. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on <br />March 18, 1985 and recommenAed approval of the proposed variance <br />based upon the following findings: <br />a) The canopy structure is high enough off the ground so <br />that it wil not create traffic visibility problems. <br />b) The canopy structure is to ►e placed over an existing <br />gas pump island and if this structure was relocated so that <br />canopy would meet the required setback, it would create <br />serious tr-iffic flow problems for the service station <br />operation. <br />