Reso 6638 File No 16-3830 (1255 Dickenson St)

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� �O� V� C ITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �`��.� ti`'~ N o. � 6 3 3 kEsxo� NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota hereby approves the requested variance as described above based on one or more of the following findings of fact concerning this property: FINDINGS OF FACT: A1. The analysis contained within staff inemos and the e�ibits attached to the aforesaid memos, all minutes from the above mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials distributed at these meetings are hereby incorporated by reference. A2. The Property is located within the RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential District which requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and a minimum lot width of 200' for construction of a single family residence. A3. The Property is 0.31 acres in area, being 100 feet in defined width. The property is considered as legally nonconforming with regard to lot area and lot width. A4. The property is located within Storrn Water Overlay District Tier 3 which allows 35% hardcover. The proposed residence construction will result in hardcover on the property of approximately24.0%, well below the maximum hardcover allowance. A5. The applicant is planning to construct a new home on this vacant lot. The property previously contained a home which was demolished in 2011. The lot is just under 1/3 acre in the RR-1 B 2-acre zone, and is a corner lot with the Keene Avenue frontage defined as front. The property has sewer available and there is an existing well on the site which is anticipated to be reused. A6. The applicant is requesting a number of variances, as the buildable envelope under RR- 1B setback standards is approximately 35' x 20' and would not allow sufficient footprint area for a reasonably sized home. Absent setback variances, the allowable building envelope for this lot is 20' wide and 35' long, which would likely result in a narrow, tall, boxy residence of 700 s.f. footprint with a detached garage (possibly larger than the house) tucked into the southwest corner of the site. A7. Within the Minnetonka Bluffs neighborhood, bounded by Orono Orchard Road, Dickenson Street, Russell Avenue and the Dakota Trail, there are 23 developed lots. The breakdown in lot sizes is: 13 lots at 0-0.5 acres: 8 lots at 0.51-1.0 ac; and 2 lots larger than 1.0 acre. While only 3 developed lots are smaller than applicant's lot, the fact that it contained a residence, was assessed for and connected to sewer, and is proposed to meet the hardcover standards, all suggest that the lot should be considered buildable. The developed lot to the immediate south at 1.02 acres is one of the largest in the neighborhood, while the lot to the immediate west is the same size as applicant's lot. Page 2 of 7