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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 26, 2001 ( #2639 City of Orono — Zoning Code Amendment, Continued) Gaffron recommended adoption of the ordinance. White moved, Sansevere seconded, to approve and adopt ORDINANCE NO. 203, Second Series, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 10 of the Orono Municipal Code by Amending Section 10.52, Subdivision 5 Available Zoning Districts for Highway 12 Corridor Study Area. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. ( #8) #2640/2641 ORONO AMBAR, LLC, 2060 WAYZATA BOULEVARD — GENERAL CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW Sansevere moved, Flint seconded, to continue the application to a future Council meeting following resolution of the frontage road, parking and grading issues, subject to the City of Orono receiving an extension to the application deadline from Mr. Dunbar. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. ( #9) #2650 KIRSTEN AND PATRICK BURTON, 2601 RAINEY ROAD — VARIANCES — RESOLUTION NO. 4612 Herb Baldwin, Landscape Architect, Bill Hintres, Architect, Dick Peterson, Attorney -at -Law, and • Kirsten Burton, Applicant, were present. Weinberger stated Staff was directed at the last City Council meeting to draft a resolution permitting a conditional use permit to allow a guest house and approving a variance to allow a three story guest house. Staff has drafted that resolution approving the conditional use permit for the guest house and approving the variance to allow a three story structure to be placed on the property. Weinberger indicated the resolution denies the variance to allow a handrailing around the roof of the guest house. The resolution further approves a variance to the six foot chimney height. Weinberger noted he has revised the resolution by adding Item No. 3 on page four of six, which requires that no tree within 30 feet of the guest house is permitted to be removed without consent of the City of Orono. Orono is hereby approving variances to permit the added height based on the hardship that existing mature trees would be removed if the guest house were built per Code requirements. Should a tree be requested to be removed, an equal replacement shall be planted. City Staff recommends approval of the resolution. Baldwin presented a map of the site to the City Council showing the proposed structures and landscaping in the area. Baldwin stated they have attempted to save as many mature trees as possible by locating the house in this area. Sansevere commented it was his understanding the fully mature trees would not be replaced with fully mature trees but with trees that are two or three inches in size. Sansevere indicated he does • have a problem with that item. PAGE 15