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RESOLUTION 200242 APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT DENYING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR NORTH SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR ONEKA LAKE VIEW SOUTH ON PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF ONEKA LAKE BOULEVARD BETWEEN GENEVA AND GOODVIEW AVENUE WHEREAS, North Suburban Development has requested approval of a conditional use permit and preliminary plat to allow six twinhome units on property legally described as follows: Outlot B, Oneka Lake View WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the site plan at a duly called Public Hearing and recommends denial, and; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does deny the conditional use permit and preliminary plat for Oneka Lake View South, based on the finding contained in the staff report dated July 5, 2002, including the following: 1. The common driveway would encroach into the drainage and utility easement over the north 12 feet of the parcels. It is not possible to move the driveway 12 feet to the south to eliminate the encroachment because of the amount and location of wetlands on each lot. 2. The proposed lots are inconsistent with the spirit and intent of the ordinance, because over 90 percent of each lot is wetland. This condition provides no usable yard space or other area for accessory residential uses. 3. The proposed twinhomes are incompatible with the adjacent single family homes located on the south side of Oneka Lake Boulevard. While there are townhomes on the north side of Oneka Lake Boulevard, staff finds that the presence of these townhomes does not make the proposed twinhome units compatible with the surrounding area. The City often uses public streets as transitions between different intensities of land uses. In this particular case, Oneka Lake Boulevard helps to provide the appropriate transition between the single family homes to the south and the townhomes to the north. The construction of the proposed twinhomes on the south side of Oneka Lake Boulevard would disrupt this orderly transition. 4. The proposed development does not have adequate access. The applicant is proposing a shared private driveway to serve the six units in lieu of a public street. The 14 -foot wide driveway would create an unsafe situation for the future residents, as well as motorists using Oneka Lake Boulevard. 5. The applicant has not submitted building plans demonstrating that the twinhomes could be constructed in conformance with applicable City regulations. ADOPTED by the City Council this 5th day of August 2002.