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City of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. ---- — .._ NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota: FINDINGS 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1064. 2. The lift station cover and control panel are located above the surrounding ground surface. It is questionable whether the lift station and control panel fit under the definition of a "building", however, for purposes of this application and to avoid future disputes, these structures are considered buildings requiring a 50' setback from any abutting lot lines in the LR-lA Zoning District. 3. The lift station cover and control panel are located 14 feet from the nearest lot line of residential property. The panel and lift station are located partially within the property located at 1960 Shoreline Drive which is zoned LR- lA but the use of which has storically been, and is currently, commercial. 4. The City Engineer has submitted a proposed landscape plan which proposes screening of the lift station cover and control panel using natural vegetation and plantings. 5. The Owner of the property located 14 feet from the lift station and control panel has voiced objection to the exsitence of the structures in the present location. The owner of the property on which the lift station is located has voiced no objection to the location. 6. The City Council finds that the existing location of the lift station and control panel was predicated on economic and technical factors, and the location chosen was the best location given those factors. 7. The City Council finds that the hardship ju .tifying the granting of a variance to the 50 foot setback requirement is that there is no location within the service area of the Crystal Bay Sewer Project in which it would have been econimically feasible and technically appropriate to place the lift station structure 50 feet from any abutting lot line. Page 2 of 4