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Al �r Y,s M City of ORONO 3w; r� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CIT , NO. 2305 ORONO A RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE TO MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE SECTION 10.55, SUBDIVISION 8 AND GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PER SECTION 10.55, SUBDIVISION 10(B) FILE #1211 WHEREAS, Gerald Neslund (hereinafter "the applicant") is the owner of the property located at 1225 Orono Oaks Drive within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as follows: Lot 7, Block 1, Orono Oaks, Hennepin County, Minnesota (hereinafter "the property"); and WHEREAS, the applicant has made application to the City of Orono to permit the construction of a residential driveway through a designated wetland area within the property, requiring excavation, fill and grading within a designated wetland area where such construction is not normally allowed per Zoning Code Section 10.55, Subdivision 8, unless a conditional use permit is granted per Section 10.55, Subdivision 10 (B). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: FINDINGS 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1211. 2 . The property is located in the RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District. 3. The property is approximately 4.2 acres in total area of which approximately 0.33 acres was designated as protected wetland area as part of the subdivision of Orono Oaks in 1978. The dry buildable area within Lot 7 under the current apparent wetland conditions is at least 2.08 acres. 4. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on October 19, 1987 and recommended approval of the proposed variance and conditional use permit based on the following findings: a) The area of the property that contains actual wetland appears currently to extend beyond the boundaries of the wetland easement granted with the original subdivision. Page 1 of 5