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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6 6 9 e:i CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-350, 78-1403 and 78-1700 in order to allow the construction of a new residence to replace the existing single family residence on the Property, said construction requiring variances for lot area and lot width for a lot 0.25 acre in area and 62 feet in defined width where a lot area of 0.5 acre and lot width of 100 feet are required; and a variance to allow a hardcover level of 29.6% where only 25% is normally allowed; and a variance to allow structural lot coverage of 18.2% where only 15% is normally allowed; subject to the following conditions: 1. Council approval is based on the survey & site plan submitted by the Applicants and annotated by City staff, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A and the proposed building plans attached as Exhibit B. Any amendments to the approved survey, site plan or building plans which are not in conformity with City codes or which require further variances will require further Planning Commission and City Council review. 2. The requested variance to Section 78-1680 for patio hardcover encroachment within the 0- 75' Lakeshore setback zone is specifically not approved. In order to be issued a building permit, final building and site plans must be submitted showing no 0-75' zone hardcover encroachment. The approved overall hardcover and lot coverage percentages will not be reduced; i.e. the hardcover level of 29.6% and lot coverage of 18.2% shall be adhered to. The applicants are allowed to redesign the footprint in order to eliminate the 0-75' hardcover encroachment. 3. Applicants shall comply with the permitting requirements of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. 4. Authorities granted by this resolution run with the Property not with the owners, but are permissive only and must be exercised by obtaining a building permit for the project and commencing construction of said project within one year of the date of Council approval, or the variances will expire on that date (November 14, 2017). 5. Violation of or non-compliance with any of the terms and conditions of this resolution shall constitute a violation of the zoning code, shall automatically terminate any authority granted herein, and shall be punishable as a misdemeanor. 6