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City of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. <br />A RESOLUTION GRANTING <br />A VARIANCE TO <br />MUNICIPAI. ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 1C.28, SUBDIVISION 5 (B) <br />FILE #921 <br />WHEREAS, Van Eeckhout Building Corporation (hereinafter "the <br />appli.rant") has an interest in the property located at 2135 Salem <br />Court within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally <br />described as follows: <br />Lot 4, Block 1, Dickey Lake Addition (hereinafter "the <br />property"); and <br />WHEREAS, the applicant has applied to the City for a <br />variance to Municipal )ning Code Section 10.28, Subdivision 5 (B) to <br />permit the construction of an attached garage located 11 feet from the <br />northerly side lot line where a 30 foot setback is normally required. <br />Minnesota: NOW, TBEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #921. <br />2. The property is located in the RR-lB Zoning District. <br />3. The Orono Planning Commission has reviewed this application <br />on May 20, 1985, and recommends approval of the proposed variance <br />based upon the following findings: <br />A) Applicant owns the adjacent property to the north and <br />intends to develop that property himself. <br />B) The location of the existing house and intended garage, <br />11 feet from the side lot line, will not have a significant <br />effect, visual or otherwise, on the adjacent property to the <br />north, based on the likely location for a h- on that <br />adjacent property. <br />C) The applicant did not intend to locate the house and <br />garage 11 feet from the side lot line; the original site <br />plan approved by City staff indicated a setback of 33 feet <br />from the side lot line; and the location 11 feet from the <br />lot line is the result. of construction errors which were not <br />apparent until substantial work i,ad been completet3 on the <br />project. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />