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RESOLUTION NO. 586
A RESOLUTION DENYING APPLICATION
FOR MARINA AND DOCS: LICENSE
WHEREAS, the City of Orono enacted Ordinance No. 149
on July 9, 1973 which established a moratorium on the granting
of building permits, rezoning applications, conditional or
special use permits, variances or Qther authority for additional
development in the City of Orono, and
WHEREAS, this moratorium was extended by ordinance on
several occasions and was not terminated until December 31,
1974, and
WHEREAS, this moratorium was necessary in order -to insure
the achievement of the goals of providing the city with satisfac-
tory tools to guide development and to control development during
the interim period so the benefits of proper planning would not
be lost, to preserve the status quo pending the adoption of the
measures necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of Orono, and
WHEREAS, the council had been advised that a rezoning
of certain B-2 areas to a residential classification would be
advisable as part of the pending comprehensive plan and compre-
hensive rezoning including that property owned by the applicant,
and
WHEREAS, in order to fulfill the requirements of the com-
prehensive plan as proposed and in order to insure the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of Orono, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stan Straley made an application on April
4, 1974 to operate a commercial marina and a commercial dock on
property which was at that time used for residential purposes
and which had been considered to be rezoned to a residential
zone, and
WHEREAS, the L.M.C.D: had placed a moratorium on the
issuance of -multiple dock licenses, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission informed Mr.
Straley of the moratorium and tabled the application as
provided for by the ordinance enacting the moratorium, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Straley has asked that this application
be considered now that his property has been rezoned to an
LR -1C-1 residential district,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Orono, Minnesota:
1. That the application for a license to operate
a marina and a commercial dock is denied since the proposed uses
are neither a permitted or conditional use for property located
in the LR -1C-1 residential district.
2. That the proposed marina operation and commercial dock
on the property would be contrary to the Comprehensive Land.
Use Plan previously adopted by the city and the intents and
purposes of the Zoning Code.
• The foregoing resolution was adopted on April 8, 1975,
by a vote of 3 ayes and 0 nays.
Robert L. Searles, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Walter R. Be s
Clerk -Administrator