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A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCES <br />TO MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br />SECTIONS 78-1279(1) and 78-1288 (A) & (B) <br />FILE NO. 05-3110 <br />WHEREAS, Thomas R. Browne and Sheila R. Browne, husband and wife <br />(hereinafter "the applicants") are the owners of the property located at 760 Brown Road <br />South within the City of Orono (hereinafter the "City") and legally described as follows: <br />The South 396 feet of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast <br />Quarter of Section 3, Township 117 North, Range 23 West of the 5th Principal <br />Meridian, EXCEPT the South 93 feet thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />(hereinafter the "property"); and <br />WHEREAS, the applicants have made application to the City of Orono <br />for a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1279(1) to allow construction <br />of a 233 s.f. garage addition and a 2nd story bathroom window dormer within 100' of the <br />OHWL of Tanager Lake where no structure is normally allowed; and <br />WHEREAS, the applicants have made application to the City of Orono <br />for a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-1288 (A) & (B) to allow <br />hardcover within the 75'-250' zone at 2,794 s.f. or 18% and hardcover within the 0-75' <br />zone at 5,129 s.f. or 21%. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of <br />Orono, Minnesota: <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File 05-3110. <br />2. The property is located in the RR-lB One Family Rural Residential <br />Zoning District which requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and a <br />minimum lot width of 200'. <br />3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing <br />held on May 16, 2005 and recommended approval of the variance to <br />Page 1 of 6