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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLA22-000035 (2659 Casco Point Rd) Ex A Resol CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7281 1 A RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCES FROM MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE SECTIONS 78-350 AND 78-1700 FILE NO. LA22-000035 WHEREAS, on June 22, 2022, Atrion Faiola and Lisa Faiola, a married couple, (hereinafter the “Applicant[s]”), applied for variances from the City Code for the property addressed 2659 Casco Point Road and legally described as: Lot 137, Spring Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter the “Property”); WHEREAS, the Applicants have made application to the City of Orono for variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-350 to allow redevelopment of a lot with substandard area and width; and WHEREAS, the Applicants have made application to the City of Orono for a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1403 to permit 21.6% structural coverage where 20% is the maximum allowed; and WHEREAS, the Applicants have made application to the City of Orono for a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1700 to permit 30.8% hardcover where 25% is permitted; and WHEREAS, the Applicants revised their plans upon reviewing the staff recommendations in the planning report. The revised plans were presented to the Planning Commission at their meeting on July 18, 2022; and WHEREAS, the Applicants’ revised plans reflect a variance to the Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1700 to permit 29.2% hardcover where 25% is permitted; and WHEREAS, the Applicants’ revised plans eliminate the need for the structural coverage variance from Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1403; and WHEREAS, on July 18, 2022, after published and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and the City Code, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, at which time all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon; and CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7281 2 WHEREAS, on July 18, 2022, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the variance with a 4 – 2 vote based on the revised plans; and WHEREAS, on August 8, 2022, the City Council reviewed the revised application and the recommendations of the Planning Commission and City staff; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota hereby approves the requested variances based on the revised plans as described above based on one or more of the following findings of fact concerning the Property: FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #LA22-000035. The analysis contained within staff memos and the exhibits 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. 2. The Property is located in the LR-1C Zoning District. 3. The Property contains 0.29 acres in area and has a defined lot width of 60 feet. 4. The Property is within Tier 1 and hardcover is limited to 25% according to the Stormwater Quality Overlay District. 5. Applicant has applied for the following variance[s]: a. Lot Area Variance b. Lot Width Variance c. Hardcover Variance 6. In considering this application for variances, the Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of property in the surrounding area. ANALYSIS: 1. “Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ordinance . . . .” The proposed lot area and width variances are in harmony with the purpose of the Ordinance. The substandard lot has difficulties in its CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7281 3 small size and depth, and proximity to the lake impacting redevelopment. The variance for 29.2% hardcover is in harmony with the purpose of the Ordinance. 2. “Variances shall only be permitted . . . when the variances are consistent with the comprehensive plan.” The variances proposed to develop this nonconforming lot of record are consistent with the comprehensive plan. 3. “Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. ‘Practical difficulties,’ as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that: a. The property owner in question proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner, however, the proposed use is not permitted by the official controls. The request to permit construction of the home on the substandard lot is reasonable. The type and level of variances requested for development of the property and are reasonable b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. The substandard lot size is an existing condition and there is no available land with which to make the Property conforming. There should be consideration for variance approvals from the lot width and area requirements. The house footprint is conforming at 20% and the hardcover level requested will support a driveway to keep vehicle parking off the street; c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality.” The variances are requested in order to permit construction of a home, which is reasonable. However the size and scale of the proposed development on this property would be out of character with the neighborhood. 4. “Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties.” Economic considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. 5. “Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter 78.” This condition is not applicable. CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7281 4 6. “The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located.” This condition is not applicable, as a residential home is an allowed use in the LR-1C District. 7. “The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling.” This condition is not applicable. 8. “The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property.” The Property’s substandard size creates difficulties which also apply to many of the properties in the same neighborhood. The proposed structural and hardcover levels are scaled for the size of the property and as proposed are not out of character. 9. “The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located.” The Property’s substandard size creates difficulties which also apply to many of the properties in the same neighborhood. 10. “The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant.” Granting lot area and lot width variances are necessary for the preservation of the property right of the Owners. The Owners have indicated the requested hardcover variance is a property right. 11. “The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort or morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter.” Granting the variances in this unique situation will not adversely impact health, safety, comfort, or morals; nor will it be not contrary to the intent of the zoning chapter. 12. “The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty.” The narrowness and substandard size of the Property create practical difficulties affecting the Property. The variances for lot area, lot width are necessary, and do not merely serve as a convenience to the Owners. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS: Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section78-350 to allow redevelopment of a lot with substandard area and width; and a variance to Section 78-1700 to permit 29.2% hardcover where 25% is permitted, subject to the following conditions: 1. Council approval is based on the entire record, above Findings. CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7281 5 2. The approved project shall conform to the survey dated June 15, 2022 and revised on July 18, 2022; and the building plans dated July 18, 2022 submitted by the Applicants and annotated by City staff, attached to this Resolution as Exhibits A & B. 3. Any amendments to the plans which are not in conformity with City codes may require further Planning Commission and City Council review. 4. Authorities granted by this resolution run with the Property not with the Applicants, but are permissive only and must be exercised by obtaining a building permit for the new construction and commencing construction of said project. A building permit must be obtained within one year of the date of Council approval, or the variance will expire on that date (August 8, 2023). 5. Violation of or non-compliance with any of the terms and conditions of this resolution may result in the termination of any authority granted herein. ADOPTED by the Orono City Council on this 8th day of August, 2022. ATTEST: CITY OF ORONO: _______________________________ ________________________________ Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor DW E L L I N G PRO P O S E D LE G A L D E S C R I P T I O N : Lo t 1 3 7 , S p r i n g P a r k , H e n n e p i n C o u n t y , M i n n e s o t a . SC O P E O F W O R K & L I M I T A T I O N S : 1. S h o w i n g t h e l e n g t h a n d d i r e c t i o n o f b o u n d a r y l i n e s o f t h e l e g a l d e s c r i p t i o n l i s t e d a b o v e . Th e s c o p e o f o u r s e r v i c e s d o e s n o t i n c l u d e d e t e r m i n i n g w h a t y o u o w n , w h i c h i s a l e g a l ma t t e r . P l e a s e c h e c k t h e l e g a l d e s c r i p t i o n w i t h y o u r r e c o r d s o r c o n s u l t w i t h c o m p e t e n t le g a l c o u n s e l , i f n e c e s s a r y , t o m a k e s u r e t h a t i t i s c o r r e c t a n d t h a t a n y m a t t e r s o f r e c o r d , su c h a s e a s e m e n t s , t h a t y o u w i s h t o b e i n c l u d e d o n t h e s u r v e y h a v e b e e n s h o w n . 2. S h o w i n g t h e l o c a t i o n o f o b s e r v e d e x i s t i n g i m p r o v e m e n t s w e d e e m n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e su r v e y . 3. S e t t i n g s u r v e y m a r k e r s o r v e r i f y i n g e x i s t i n g s u r v e y m a r k e r s t o e s t a b l i s h t h e c o r n e r s o f th e p r o p e r t y . 4. E x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g d i m e n s i o n s a n d s e t b a c k s m e a s u r e d t o o u t s i d e o f s i d i n g o r s t u c c o . 5. S h o w i n g a n d t a b u l a t i n g i m p e r v i o u s s u r f a c e c o v e r a g e o f t h e l o t f o r y o u r r e v i e w a n d f o r th e r e v i e w o f s u c h g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c i e s t h a t m a y h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r t h e s e re q u i r e m e n t s t o v e r i f y t h e y a r e c o r r e c t l y s h o w n b e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g w i t h c o n s t r u c t i o n . 6. S h o w i n g e l e v a t i o n s o n t h e s i t e a t s e l e c t e d l o c a t i o n s t o g i v e s o m e i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e to p o g r a p h y o f t h e s i t e . W e h a v e a l s o p r o v i d e d a b e n c h m a r k f o r y o u r u s e i n d e t e r m i n i n g el e v a t i o n s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n o n t h i s s i t e . T h e e l e v a t i o n s s h o w n r e l a t e o n l y t o t h e be n c h m a r k p r o v i d e d o n t h i s s u r v e y . U s e t h a t b e n c h m a r k a n d c h e c k a t l e a s t o n e o t h e r fe a t u r e s h o w n o n t h e s u r v e y w h e n d e t e r m i n i n g o t h e r e l e v a t i o n s f o r u s e o n t h i s s i t e o r be f o r e b e g i n n i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n . 7. T h i s s u r v e y h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d w i t h o u t t h e b e n e f i t o f a c u r r e n t t i t l e c o m m i t m e n t . T h e r e ma y b e e x i s t i n g e a s e m e n t s o r o t h e r e n c u m b r a n c e s t h a t w o u l d b e r e v e a l e d b y a c u r r e n t ti t l e c o m m i t m e n t . T h e r e f o r e , t h i s s u r v e y d o e s n o t p u r p o r t t o s h o w a n y e a s e m e n t s o r en c u m b r a n c e s o t h e r t h a n t h e o n e s s h o w n h e r e o n . 8. I t s h o u l d b e n o t e d t h a t t h i s s u r v e y w a s c o m p l e t e d w i t h s i g n i f i c a n t s n o w c o v e r a g e o n s i t e . We c a n n o t b e c e r t a i n t h a t a l l i t e m s w e r e o b s e r v e d a n d l o c a t e d d u r i n g t h e p r o c e s s o f co n d u c t i n g t h e s u r v e y d u e t o t h e s n o w c o v e r . I f t h i s u n c e r t a i n t y i s s o m e t h i n g y o u w o u l d li k e t o r e m o v e , p l e a s e e x p o s e a l l i m p r o v e m e n t s a n d w e c a n r e t u r n t o l o c a t e s a i d i t e m s , i f ne e d e d . ST A N D A R D S Y M B O L S & C O N V E N T I O N S : "●" D e n o t e s i r o n s u r v e y m a r k e r , f o u n d , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e n o t e d . #4 3 5 0 3 LI C E N S E N O . Wa y n e W . 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S e d i m e n t c o n t r o l s m a y be r e m o v e d t o a c c o m m o d a t e s h o r t t e r m c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y b u t m u s t be r e p l a c e d b e f o r e t h e n e x t r a i n . x A t e m p o r a r y r o c k c o n s t r u c t i o n e n t r a n c e s h a l l b e e s t a b l i s h e d a t e a c h ac c e s s p o i n t t o t h e s i t e a n d a 6 i n c h l a y e r o f 1 t o 2 i n c h r o c k e x t e n d i n g at l e a s t 5 0 f e e t f r o m t h e s t r e e t i n t o t h e s i t e a n d s h a l l b e u n d e r l a i n w i t h pe r m e a b l e g e o t e x t i l e f a b r i c . T h e e n t r a n c e s h a l l b e m a i n t a i n e d d u r i n g co n s t r u c t i o n b y t o p d r e s s i n g o r w a s h i n g t o p r e v e n t t r a c k i n g o r f l o w o f se d i m e n t s o n t o p u b l i c s t r e e t s , w a l k s o r a l l e y s . P o t e n t i a l e n t r a n c e s t h a t ar e n o t s o p r o t e c t e d s h a l l b e c l o s e d b y f e n c i n g t o p r e v e n t u n p r o t e c t e d ex i t f r o m t h e s i t e . x Co n t r a c t o r s h a l l i n s t a l l i n l e t p r o t e c t i o n o n a l l e x i s t i n g s t o r m s e w e r i n l e t s in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e c i t y s t a n d a r d d e t a i l s . I n l e t p r o t e c t i o n s h a l l a l s o be p r o v i d e d o n a l l p r o p o s e d s t o r m s e w e r i n l e t s i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g co n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e i n l e t . I n l e t p r o t e c t i o n m u s t b e i n s t a l l e d i n a m a n n e r th a t w i l l n o t i m p o u n d w a t e r f o r e x t e n d e d p e r i o d s o f t i m e o r i n a m a n n e r th a t p r e s e n t s a h a z a r d t o v e h i c u l a r o r p e d e s t r i a n t r a f f i c . 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SI T E W O R K C O M P L E T I O N : x Wh e n f i n a l g r a d i n g h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d b u t b e f o r e p l a c e m e n t o f s e e d o r so d a n “ a s b u i l t ” s u r v e y s h a l l b e d o n e p e r C i t y o f M i n n e t o n k a re q u i r e m e n t s t o i n s u r e t h a t g r a d i n g w a s p r o p e r l y d o n e . x Wh e n a n y r e m e d i a l g r a d i n g h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e d , s o d o r s e e d i n g s h a l l b e co m p l e t e d i n c l u d i n g a n y e r o s i o n c o n t r o l b l a n k e t s f o r s t e e p a r e a s . x Wh e n t u r f i s e s t a b l i s h e d , s i l t f e n c e a n d i n l e t p r o t e c t i o n a n d o t h e r e r o s i o n co n t r o l d e v i c e s s h a l l b e d i s p o s e d o f a n d a d j a c e n t s t r e e t s , a l l e y s a n d wa l k s s h a l l b e c l e a n e d a s n e e d e d t o d e l i v e r a s i t e t h a t i s e r o s i o n r e s i s t a n t an d c l e a n . x Co n t r a c t o r s h a l l m a i n t a i n p o s i t i v e d r a i n a g e o f a m i n i m u m 2 % s l o p e aw a y f r o m p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g . ADVANCE SURVEYING & ENGINEERING CO. Iherebycertifythatthisreportwaspreparedbymeorundermydirectsupervisionand thatIamalicensedprofessionallandsurveyorunderthelawsoftheStateofMinnesota. Thomas M. Bloom ThomasM.BloomP.L.S.No.42379 Step2:PROPOSEDHARDCOVER Inthefollowingtableidentifyallitemsofexistinghardcoverontheproperty,keyedbyletterto CertificateofSurvey(surveymustaccompanythisform).Useasmanylinesasnecessaryto accuratelydepictexistinghardcoverstatusoftheproperty. Keyto Survey HardcoverItem(Describe) LengthxWidth Total(SquareFeet) (Example)(Gara e)(24'x30') (720) S.F. A House 2,017 S.F. B ConcreteDriveway 1,022 S.F. C FrontPorch/Steps 69 S.F. D Ret.WallsͲNorthSideHome 49 S.F. E Ret.WallsͲSouthSideHome 50 S.F. F RearDeck(PatioBelow) 224 S.F. G RearPatio 263 S.F. H RearRetainingWalls 96 S.F. I RearShed 260 S.F. J S.F. K S.F. L S.F. M S.F. N S.F. O S.F. P S.F. S.F. R S.F. S S.F. T S.F. U S.F. V S.F. W S.F. X S.F. Y S.F. Z S.F. (1)TotalProposedHardcover 4,050 S.F. ExcludableHardcover(SeeCityCodeSec78Ͳ1684) RetainingWalls 195 S.F. PerviousPaverPatio 100 S.F. S.F. S.F. S.F. (2)TotalExcludableHardcove 295 S.F. (3)NetProposedHardcover[Subtractline(2)fromline(1)] 3,755 S.F. (4)TotalLotArea 12,851 S.F. ProposedHardcoverPercentage[(3)/(4)]29.22% ±                                                                                                                                                                                                                  