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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 6782 <br />mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials distributed at these meetings are <br />hereby incorporated by reference. <br />2. The Property is located in the LR -1A, One Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning District. <br />The Property contains 4.0 acres in area and has a defined lot width of 100 feet at the <br />OWHL and 120 feet at the 75 -foot setback. <br />4. The Property is within Tier 1 and hardcover is limited to 25% according to the Stormwater <br />Quality Overlay District. <br />5. Applicant has applied for the following variance[s]: <br />a. Lot Width Variance <br />b. Average Lakeshore Setback Variances <br />6. In considering this application for variances, the Council has considered the advice and <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed variances <br />upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic <br />conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values <br />of property in the surrounding area. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />1. "Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes <br />and intent of the ordinance ...." The lot width variance requested is consistent with the <br />general intent of the Ordinance. The requested average lakeshore setback variances are <br />in harmony with the Ordinance as the most adjacent neighbor sits at a higher elevation <br />and their lake views will not be impacted by the new home or pool. <br />2. "Variances shall only be permitted . . . when the variances are consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan." The variances resulting in a permit for construction of a single family <br />residence in a residential zone are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br />3. "Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are <br />practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. `Practical difficulties,' as used in <br />connection with the granting of a variance, means that: <br />a. The property owner in question proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner, <br />however, the proposed use is not permitted by the official controls. <br />The request to permit construction of portions of the proposed home and pool <br />lakeward of the average lakeshore setback appears to be reasonable as the views <br />