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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />6475 NO. _________ _ <br />A RESOLUTION <br />GRANTING SETBACK VARIANCES <br />FROM ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE <br />SECTIONS 78-350 <br />AND DENYING VARIANCES FROM <br />ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 78-1403 and 78-1700 <br />FILE NO. 14-3697 <br />WHEREAS, Gary Marquardt and Joan Marquardt, a married couple, <br />(hereinafter "Applicants") are the owners of the property located at 2617 Casco Point Road <br />within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as: That part of Block1, <br />and that part of Lot 16 Block 2 and that part of Orono Avenue, vacated by <br />abandonment, all in "Winship's Subdivision of Lot 1, Spring Park 2nd Division", <br />described as commencing at the northeasterly corner of Lot 141, Spring Park; thence <br />northeasterly along the extension of the easterly line of said Lot 141, a distance of 94.5 <br />feet to the point of beginning; thence northwesterly deflecting to the left 101 degrees <br />13 minutes, to the shore of Lake Minnetonka, said line hereafter referred to as Line <br />"A"; thence southerly along said shore, 52 feet, more or less, to the northerly line of <br />said Lot 141; thence southeasterly along said northerly line to the northeasterly corner <br />of said Lot 141; thence northeasterly to a point on the extension of said Line "A", <br />distant 12.8 feet southeasterly from the point of beginning; thence northeasterly along <br />the last described extension to the point of beginning. Hennepin County, Minnesota, <br />(hereinafter "the Property"); and <br />WHEREAS, the Applicants have made application to the City for a variance <br />from Orono City Code Section 78-350 which requires a 30-foot rear street setback to permit <br />construction of second story addition 29.9 feet from the rear street property line; and <br />WHEREAS, the Applicants have made application to the City for a variance <br />from Orono City Code Section 78-350 which requires a 10-foot side setback to permit <br />construction of second story addition over the garage as close as 6 feet from the side <br />property line and over the lake side of the home as close as 8 feet from the side property <br />where a 10 foot setback is required; and <br />WHEREAS, the Applicants have made application to the City for a variance <br />from Orono City Code Section 78-1403 to permit 3,321 square feet (19.5%) structure on the <br />property where 2,549 square feet or 15% structural coverage is permitted and 3,033 square <br />feet ( 17.8%) currently exists in conjunction with construction of a new lakeside deck; and <br />WHEREAS, the Applicants have made application to the City for a variance <br />from Orono City Code Section 78-1700 to allow 4,898 square feet or 28.8% hardcover on the <br />property where 4,248 square feet or 25% is permitted in conjunction with construction of a <br />new lakeside deck; and <br />Page 1 of7