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O 0� <br />CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 5 32 9 <br />A RESOLUTION REVISING THE <br />BOULEVARD LANDSCAPE PLAN <br />FOR THE PLAT OF <br />BAYSIDE MEADOWS <br />FILE #13-3630 <br />WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing <br />under the laws of the State of Minnesota: and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orono (hereinafter "City Council") has <br />adopted subdivision and land development regulations for the orderly, economic and safe <br />development of land within the City; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 14, 2013 the City Council considered the request by the <br />developers Ervin Anthony Wachman Jr. and Michelle Marie Wachman, a married couple <br />(hereinafter the "Owners") to allow a reduction in the number of required boulevard landscape <br />trees pursuant to the waiver provisions in Orono Municipal Code Section 82-226 (b)(1) for the <br />property legally described as the plat of Bayside Meadows, Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />(hereinafter the "Property"); and <br />WHEREAS, after due published notice and mailed notice in accordance with <br />Minnesota Statutes and the Orono, Minnesota, City Code, a public hearing was held by the Orono <br />Planning Commission on September 16, 2013 at which times all persons desiring to be heard <br />concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as #13-3630. <br />2. The plat of Bayside Meadows was granted final plat approval on June 24, 2013. <br />3. The road within the Property results in 2,270 linear feet of frontage requiring 57 trees. <br />4. The approved landscape plan for the Property reflects the code -required number and <br />placement of boulevard trees. <br />5. City Code Section 82-226(b)(1) directs developers to plant one shade tree along the new <br />roadway every 40 feet. <br />6. City Code Section 82-226(b)(1) provides the City Council with the authority to waive <br />landscape requirements as deemed appropriate. <br />7. The applicant has provided a revised boulevard landscape plan reflecting a more rural or <br />natural placement of 42 boulevard trees. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />