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O � �'��,�:: - ^ CITY of ORONO ,a ��'��;:c`;�� G u � � ��4`��,, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL � rs O L�kESH04� NO. �.:� _ A RES�JLUTION I)EN�'ING <AI�i �FTER THE FACT VAI2.I�NCE �,1'�tD CO�iDI�'�ONALI,Y GI�ANTIN�A V�1i2IANCE TO M�JNI�IPAL Z4��T�I�1� C��E ��CTIO�S lfl.2Z, SUBD. �; 10.55, SU�3�3. 8; Al`�t� 10.56, SUBI7. 1��,) -� FII.E N�. d3-29�6 ti�H�:�EAS, Richarcl�?oberts and Collette r'Zoberts,h�asband and wife, (�iereinafter "t�e aYp?ica��<<")are are the uwr�ers of property located at 1937 Fagerrd�ss Point F.oad within the City o;'Orar:c �h;;reinafter"the C:ty") an� iegally described as f�llows: ��.ninxL P�, atta�hed (h�rei.�a�ter the "p:oa�erty"); and s��'I�EIREAS,the applicants h ave n�ade applicatio�to tiie City af�rono f�r a var�ance ta O.or�o iv.tu:iicipal Zonin� CodP Sections10.2?, Su�d. 2; 1G.5�, S�inci. 8; and 10.56, Subd. 16(L) :O F�.11��w t'r��_ c�rsiruc.t'._G:: of reta�nin�wa':ls (some of w��iC�l �"'�d'Je alrea�ly beer.CU11S�111C��u W1��1�Ut �,tTIT�:i:S� xCC1tP� Wl�i:l:^. i'�� Of t];� S�"lUt"L OT T�.iCE M1i1T1P.tOi`lIC3, �:�i1ZTe T10 Sii`"LiCtLiI'eS QT'I18�C�CUVer ar� no.r�iailv all��we�. '�;�<'��, '�1-�EI��'(.�F_i:, ��; �T R�S�LV�� by tlie City ��ur�c;I of C)rono, it�iiu�esc�ra. �'INDI�G� .. This applicatic:l vaas revieu•eii as Zanir.g Fi?e#U�-2�05. � �. '�tie property<s located in t�ze �:R-l�; Single ramily Lakesho:� �:esiLe_��ial Zonin� L+istrict, wilicl�� requires mirim�.im lot are� of U.5 ac:�s and and rr_ir,irnnm lot wi�ltn of 100'. The lot is 0.39 acres ir. area and 74' in width. 3. Tne?�Ianninj Commission reviewed this a�plication at a pul�lic neari�a�.1eid on Jur.e 16, ��3 and _�cor�unended clenial of th� va�iance for retainzr,g w2,ls already coastructed tiF�ithin 75'o�t�,A shorelir�e ori ti�e lake side of Fugerness Poir.�Road, a.rtd recommended conditionai appraval for certain retair.in�walis not yet consiructed on t�:e house side of Fagerr_ess �o�nt RoG�, �asEd on the iollowing find'u�gs: Page 1 oi b - � o� 0 0 `''y��.- CITY of ORONO � �� ;�� ti �� "'�,.�p~' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL `gkEs�Io4' NO, a) The applicants constructed 1'-2' high retaining walls and a stainvay on the street side of the road without obtaining the required building permits. Only the stairway at a 4' width would likely have been granted a permit had one been applied for. b) The creation of a flat area above the�valls for potential storage of trailers or other property within 7�' of the lakeshore is not necessary to preserve any inherent property rights o:the owner, and no suitable hardship supporting or justifying the w�alls has been presented by the applicants. Furthermore, Orono's 2000-20?0 Community Management Plan (CMP) Part 3A, the Environmental Protection Plan,in Urban Area Policies for Natural Resource Management, Policy 2, states that "Ret:�ining �valls will be discouraged except when absolutely necessary to pre�,��nt erosion, in which case they will be screened with natural vegetation." c) The retainin�walis a:e cons�ructed on a slope of 1:6 or 17% over a distance of 10-15', and Planning Ccmmission concludes that the walls are not necessary to preserve the slope. d) The Planning�on:missian finds that the slope of anp?icants'yard an the house side of tr.e street has a steep bank near the street lot line which does appea� to require stabilization to prevent erosion,anc�a r�taini�:��t�all at that location would be appropriate and would be supported by hardship to the land,subj ect to adequate screening to minimize the visual impacts oi that wall,and subj ect to construction of the�vall outside the r�ght-ot-tivay af Fagerness Point Road. e) Applicants should be required to restore the grade on the lake side of the road and revegetate that area. Applicants should obtain a building permit for the maximum 4'�vide stairway that tivould be allowed on the lake side of the road. Applicants must provide adequ,�te plans and obtain the appropriate building permits for construction of the stairs,as well as for the walls on the house side of the road. 4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendations of the Plannin; C�mmission, reports by City staff, comments hy the applicants and the public, and�the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the comrnunity. Page 2 of 6 - � o� o �, o ��-,�, CITY of ORONO � � � � � ,�' �4a'� '� � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �L`9kEsHo4'�G No. �" F� ;� .�, �,, 5. The City Council nnds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar to it and in some respects do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the variance to allow retainin� wall construction on the house side of the road would not adversely affect traffic conditions,light,air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; that the retainin�walls on the house side of the road would not merely serve as a convenience to the applicants but are necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or dif iculty, and are necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicants; and such approval would be in keepin� with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprenensive Plan of the City. 6. The City Council took action on July 14,2003 to deny the after-the-#'act variance for the retaining walls or_the iar:e side of the road and approve a variance for the walls on the house side of the road, and directed Staff to draft a resolution documentin� such action for adoption on July 28, 2003. CONCd.USION, ORDEK�1N� +Ct'�NDITI�nT� Based upon one or more of the above findings,the Orono City Council hereby deries a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections10.22, Subd. 2; 1Q55, Subd. 8; and 10.56, S�.ibd. 16(L) to allo�v the construction of retaining��alls c�n the lake side of Fa�erness Point Road, lac2ted witnin 75' of the shere�f Lake 1V�ir.netonka,where no structures cr hardcover a:-e norma?iy a?lotived; and approves a variance to �Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections10.22, Subd. 2; 10.55, Subd. 8; and 10.56 Subd. 16(L) to allow the construction of retaining wails on the house side of Fager�less Point Road, located within 75' of the shore of Lake Minnetonka, where no structures or hardcover ar�no��nally allowed, sut�ject to the following conditions: 1. The retaining walls already constructed on the south side of the road shall bz removed and the yard areas disturbed shall be regraded to a stable, maintainable slope and revegetated. 2. Applicants shail apply for and obtain a building permit if applicants choose to retain or construct a stairway�fmaximum 4'width to accommodate pedestrian access to the lakeshore on the south side of the road, as allo�ved by City Code. Such permit may include up to 10 cubic yards of t�psoil �ill for spreadin� in the distiirbed areas to assist in the revegetation required in condition 1. , Page 3 of 6 - � o� o ��. o �,�. -� � CITY o� ORONO �, 1 �' b�.�' ��, � RESOLUTION OF THE C17Y COUNCIL �L�kESH�4�G N O. __ }'' f F ,k y f' 3. Applicants shall provide suitable construction plans, and a�ply for and ob±ain a building pernlit prior to construction of the retaining walls on the north side of the road. Such walls shall not exceed 4 feet in neight, shall be located within the property boundaries and not �vithin the right-of-way of Fa�erness Point Road, and shall be provided �vith a suitable ve�etative screen to soften their visual impact as viewed from the lake. 4. Council approval is based on the site plan with Staff notations attached to this Resolution as Exhibit B. Any amendments to the site plan which are not in confonnity�vith City codes or the scope of this approval shall be subject to fiirther review by the City Council and/or Planning Cominission. 5. Authorities granted'by this resoll:tion run w;th the pro�erty, n�t with the appli�ants bnt are permissive only and must be exercised by obtainin� a buiiciing perrnit for the new c�nstniction within one year of the date of council approval, or the variance will expire on that date (J�tly 28, 2004). 6. Violati�n or non-compliance v��ith any of the tenns and conditions of this resolution shall constitute a violation of the zoning code, shall automatica?ly terminate any authority granted herein, and sha:l be punished as a misdemeanor. 7. The undersigned applicants have read, ur.derstood and hereby agree to ihe terms of this resolutior�, and on behalf oi the applicants and the applicants' h�irs, successors and assi�ns, hereby agree to thP recordin� of this resolutian in fhe chain of title of the property. Aciopted by the Orono City Council on this 28th day of 3uly, 2003. ATTEST: �---. �,' — ---- �i �(_� .f. �i�� ' � / .-_'__ _ . L;nda S. Vee, Gi C�erk Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor � �� fp _� � � � � \ /� , •.. � . /' �� i� ly `� ��;R-�..�_.�.�c�.Z.�_; �\�-E��-�..�. Property Owner(s) Page 4 of 6 � � o� o � o ��a�.�- CITY of ORONO �. ��, .� a�� ti � � � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL `.._� �.l .,h `� �kESH04 NO. �:y �' �:�' STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN The foregoing instrument was acknowled�e�l before me on this -��_�; day of ��=�-:. ., ,2003 by Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor of the City of Orono, a Minnesota municipal corporation and said instrument was executed on behalf of the City. � , , � � �" � '' ,�� }(p��i�y'� ��"'�E��;�, ,� �== :�..,�,t., '; ��.-. :��-�;. � �> � .,r <��laR�,. ��;�,�� Not�ry Public ! .4 � ' � '�.C':.r .�)(�r��... �� . �. .. C. .. .✓'.�_".-. .�. . , . STATE OF MLIvTNESOTA COUNTY OF HE?�NEPIN The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on this�"day of i r!.��1%,;2003 by Linda S. Vee, City Cle:�c of the City of Oror.o, a Minnesota municipal corporation and said iz�strument was executed ��rf b�half of the City. ,� , .. , ^ ."r' ;; ; /�/"L� G��1 �`�'=� � , � �-,) � ; , � r,,;;r��, ��., r ,..�;n r;; N'otary Puvlic � My Commission Expire:�Ja,.�1,^JQ5 r4 L'1L�,�y.,-a-a.ar.rr- .,__„ Page 5 of 6 - o� � o � o �'��,� � CITY o� ORONO ,� � =, , � y.� ti �� , �' `��,. �~' RESOLUTtON OF THE CITY COUNCIL �'� t i ��kESHOg'� NO. f' �� ^� � State of Minnesota ) ) ss. County of Henne�in ) This instrument was acknowledged before me this � �` day of Y( � ,200�� by F.ichard Roberts, husband of Collette Roberts. BARBARA G.SILUS � _ �_- NOTARY PUSLIC-PJINNcSOTA /� � ` ��`'^ hAy Commissien Expires J_n.�1,2�O�J �'��V� - Notary Public State of Minnesota ) j ss. County of Henn��;in ) This instrumen�was acknfl•yvledged before me this I�� day of �! .��:�-�;�-�:_-✓� , 20�`� by Collette Roberts, wife of Richard.::oberts. � � � 22�. L� %' � � !� SUE SCHw;� �� ' � ti`- � ff, .�r _ r<__�� '��.�..G�� " NOTARYPUBUC-M,� , ' '�:y� My Cortmiss�pn Expi�es��,,, �oos Notary Public ,�. Page S of 6 EXHIBIT A RESOLUTION NO• P�3 �,;, ¢�y ,;,� LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF :PREhiISES SURVEYED : All of Lot 20 , Fagerness , and the accretions to said lot described as fQllow : Commencing at' ', the intersec.tion of the � extension Southeasterly of the Southwesterly line of Lot 19 , Fagerness and the Southerly line of Under the Linden Avenue , - 4rhich point is marked by a judicial landmark ; thence Southerly 21 degrees 8 minutes East a distance . of 53 . 45 feet to a point marked by a jucticial � landmark ; thence continuing Southerly 2.1 degrees 8 minutes east a distance of 1i feet , more or less �.o the shore of Lake hlinnetonka ; tk�ence Southwesterly along the shore of Lake Minnetonka to its intersection with the Southwes�,erly line of said Lot 20 , _extended to the Shore of Lake Pqinnetonka ; thence Northwesterly, along the Southwesterly line of said Lot 20 ,� extended to the Southerly Iine of Under the Linden Avenue ; � thence Nartheasterly along the Southerly line of said Avenue to the point of beginning , according to the .plat� thereof on file or .of r�ecord in the office of the Coun��y Recorr� �,� in and for said County . `!e // ..� ;�9'� // �� , �T��r�� , � __ '-L="' / / N � '� /� N " � ' � 0 � €� , i� � �95Z Q ' - '��' � 1 .X�� (T' ,/ -�i.• �,- ,tq5�, )— — i� � i i� . i�/ • z � � v-o`'�`�,.-c•o . � �: � \� .t �� 9�� ,� �r 1�� ' 'y� � . � .. � Ce '�_��/�'� •�� ( � a ?� ca . `��y�,��', �.� c�.jq,�` ` . 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