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1 <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />RESOLUTION NO. 16-78 <br /> <br />APPROVING A VARIANCE AND PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR ST. CLAIR ESTATES <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City received a land use application for a variance and preliminary plat for St. <br />Clair Estates hereafter referred to as “Development”; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, City staff completed a review of the “Development” based on the following: <br /> <br />• Revised civil plans prepared by Plowe Engineering dated June 27, 2016 and received by <br />the City on June 24, 2016 <br />• Revised preliminary plat plans prepared by EG Rud & Sons dated June 24, 2016 and <br />received by the City on June 24, 2016 <br />• Revised Stormwater Drainage Report prepared by Plowe Engineering, Inc. dated June 24, <br />2016 <br />• Report of Geotechnical Exploration prepared by ITCO Allied Engineering Company <br />dated March 7, 2016 <br />• Revised Traffic Study prepared by SRF Consulting Group, Inc. dated June 23, 2016 <br />• Wetland Delineation prepared by Jacobson Environmental, PLLC dated April 18, 2016; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Planning & Zoning Board on June 8, 2016 <br />and continued to July 13, 2016 and the Board recommended approval of the “Development”. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by The City Council of The City of Lino Lakes <br />hereby makes the following: <br /> <br />FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> <br />Variance <br /> <br />Section 302.03(1)(h) states the minimum length of a cul-de-sac shall be 500 feet. The proposed <br />cul-de-sac in St. Clair Estates exceeds 500 feet and a variance shall be required. <br /> <br />Per Section 1007.018(1)(a) Criteria and Findings of Fact. No variance shall be granted unless it <br />meets all the criteria in paragraphs 1. through 7. below. The City shall make findings regarding <br />compliance with these criteria. <br /> <br />1. The variance shall be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ordinance. <br /> <br />The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ordinance. Per Section <br />302.01, it is the purpose of the standards (Street Construction Standards) to encourage well <br />planned and efficient streets by establishing standards for design and construction. <br /> <br />