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1 • City of ORONO CITY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF NO. 2877 ORONO A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION #1985 THAT GRANTED FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BYFIELD PLAT FILE #998 WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orono has adopted subdivision regulations for the orderly, economic and safe development of land within the City; and WHEREAS, on April 28 , 1986 the City Council granted final plat approval of a two-lot subdivision application of Maureen S. Bellows (hereinafter the "subdivider" ) for a plat known as the Byfield plat; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered a request of the subdivider that would seek to amend a condition of plat approval that would require a shared driveway access for Lot 1 and Lot 2, Byfield and has asked for separate accesses at County Road 146; and WHEREAS , the Council has considered the written comments of the Hennepin County Department of Transportation and the written and oral comments of staff and noting the following findings : 1. The Byfield plat provided 509 lineal feet of frontage along County Road 146. Lots 1 and 2, Byfield satisfied the required lot width to the rear of the front yard setback area at 200'+ each. 2. The Byfield plat did not require variances to the standards of the RR-1B, rural residential zoning district. 3. There is already an existing driveway access approved by Hennepin County that serves Lot 2 . 4. There is adequate sighting distance based on the 40 MPH allowed speed for County Road 146 to provide safe access to Lot 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota hereby approves an amendment of Resolution #1985 that granted approval of the Byfield plat that would allow single/separate accesses to Lots 1 and 2, Byfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, subject to the following conditions: Page 1 of 2