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� l� �� .� O,�. Q ,,� , O ��-�. ,, ,� � CITY of ORONO � �`� � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �L�kESH�4�� NO. J H � � A RESOLUTION GRANTING VARIANCES TO THE ORONO, MINNESOTA, CITY CODE SECTION 78-1288 FILE NO. 08-3378 WHEREAS, Michael T. Whittington and Julie A. Whittington, husband and wife, (hereinafter "Owners") are the owners of the property located at 1981 Fagerness Point Road within the City of Orono (hereinafter "City") and legally described as: Lot 4, Fa�erness and accretions therto lying between the extension southeasterly to the shore of Lake Minnetonka of the Northeasterly and Southwesterly lines of said Lot 4, Hennepin County, Minnesota(hereinafter "the Property"); and WHEREAS, the Owners have made application to the City for a variance to Orono Code Section 78-1288 to allow hardcover in the 75 to 250 foot zone in excess of the allowed 25 percent; and WHEREAS, after due published notice and mailed notice in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and the Orono, Minnesota, City Code, the Orono Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 15, 2008, at which times all persons desiring to be heard concerning this application were given the opportunity to speak thereon. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota: FINDINGS 1. This application was reviewed as Zonina File #08-3378. 2. The Property is located in the LR-1C zoning district, where 0.5 acre is the minimum lot area and 100 feet is the minimum lot width. The Property is approximately 0.68 acre in area (0.46 west of road & 0.�2 east of road) and 100 feet in width. 3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application on April 20, 2009 and on a vote of 5 - 0 recommended approval of a hardcover variance to allow 31.97 percent hardcover, based on the following findings: Page 1 of 5