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City of ORONO <br />ciry RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 2850 <br />ORONO <br />A RESOLUTION GRANTING <br />VARIANCES TO <br />MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE <br />SECTION 10.22, SUBDIVISIONS 1 a 2 <br />AND SECTION 10.24, SUBDIVISION 5 (B) <br />FILE #1563 <br />WHEREAS, Maurene and Jerome A. Denzel (hereinafter "the <br />applicants") are owners of the property located at 1295 Elmwood <br />Avenue within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally <br />described as Lot 3, Block 5, Saga Hill Revised, Hennepin County, <br />Minnesota (hereinafter "the property"); and <br />WHEREAS, the applicants have applied to the City for <br />variances to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.22, Subdivision 1 <br />to permit the encroachment of 2' by an access stair where no <br />encroachment is allowed; and per Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 <br />seeks approval of a hardcover variance within the 75-250' setback <br />area resulting in a total of 32.4% where only 25% is allowed. <br />The property already contains 31% hardcover within the protected <br />area resulting in a net increase of 125.8 s.f. or 1.49%; and per <br />Section 10.24, Subdivision 5 (B), seeks approval of a side <br />setback variance for a second floor dormer expansion of portions <br />of the structure located within the required 10' side yard <br />setback. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of <br />Orono, Minnesota: <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1563. <br />2. The property is located in the LR-1B Single Family Rural <br />Residential Zoning District requiring 1 acre in area. The <br />property consists of 12,789.7 s.f. or .29 acres. <br />3. The Orona Planning Commission reviewed this application <br />on July 16, 1990, and recommended approval of the proposed <br />variances based upon the following findings: <br />A) The 2' encroachment of the access stairs will <br />provide no visual impact to the adjacent residences <br />because of the sloping topographies of the lakeshore <br />yards. <br />B) The location of the proposed garage will now <br />improve safety/traffic conditions for the users of <br />Elmwood Drive. <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />