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i .:� . . . ' Clt� o� ORONO� . � ,�� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL � • NO. 2688 • ' • • � A R$SOLIITION GRANTING A VARIANCE TO MIINICIPAL ZONING CODE SECTION 10.55, SDBDIVISION 8 AND GRANTING A CONDITIONAL DS$ P$RMIT PER SECTION 10.03, SDBDIVISION 19 FII.$ #1433 WHER$AS , Loren Butterfield (hereinafter "the applicant" ) is the owner of the property located at 3925 Watertown Road within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as follows: Exhibit A (hereinafter "the property"); and WHEREAS, per Section 10.03, Subdivision 19, Section 10.55, Subdivision 8 and Orono Resolution #2610 (Condition No. 15 ) , the applicant has made application to the City of Orono to � permit the annual excavation/removal of peat from the wetlands located within the property on the south of the Luce Line Trail. NOW, THERSFOR$, BE IT RESOLV$D by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: FINDINGS l. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1433 2. The property is located in the RR-lA Single Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning �District requiring 5 acres of area, 2 acres of which must be contiguous. The property consists of a total of 20.56 acres. . 3. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on August 21, 1989 and recommended approval of the proposed variance and conditional use permit, based on the following findings: A) Per Orono Resolution #2610, Condition 15, the applicant was directed to file a conditional use permit for the annual removal of peat used in the commercial growing of plants on the property. � B) In a report dated August 17, 1989 by Glenn Cook, he noted that "the continued excavation of the wetland . . . on a limited scale (300 cubic yards) will have a minimal effect on the marsh" . Page 1 of 5 ,�