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. ' `:4 � � � Cit� o� ORONO • � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL � " NO. 2120 • - • •� A RESOLIITION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL IISE PERMIT PER MIJNICIPAL ZONING COD$ SECTION 10.03, SDBDIVISION 19 ' FILE #1098 WHEREAS, C. Wayne LeNeave (hereinafter "the applicant") has an interest in the property located at 360 Wakefield Road within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as Lot 6, Block 1, Wakefield Farms Second Addition (hereinafter "property"); and WHEREAS, the applicant has applied to the City of Orono for a Conditional Use Permit to permit the excavation of a decorative pond per Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.03, Subdivision 19. t • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: FINDINGS l. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #1098. 2. The property is located in the RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District. 3. On January 20, 1987, the Orono Planning Commission reviewed the application as proposed and recommended approval, finding: A) The site of the proposed pond is a low area on the property that is not currently a designated wetland. B) The proposed pond excavation is intended to be approximately 7,000 s.f. in area and 5' maximum depth. The estimated 1,000 cubic yards of spoil material to be excavated is proposed to be removed to a site within the City of Wayzata. C) The pond is intended to retain a 11 inf luent run-of f with no proposed outlet, and banks excavated at a gradual 4-1 slope. D) The pond is proposed to be constructed near the boundary with the adjacent property to the south. That affected property • owner is on public record as favoring the project. E) The City Engineer has reviewed the project and finds that the ' site is relatively high in the Lake Minnetonka Watershed, and� will likely act _as a better nutrient retention . area -than the existing site, a potential benefit to the watershed. _ Page 1 of 4 " _ __