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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />5) Regarding the lake and average lakeshore setback variances for the additions and <br />modifications to the home, the Applicants' request is in harmony with the purpose and <br />intent of the ordinance. <br />6) Regarding the lake and average lakeshore setback variances for the additions and <br />modifications to the home, the Applicants' proposal is consistent with the comprehensive <br />plan. <br />7) The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this Properly are peculiar to it and <br />do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the average <br />lakeshore and lake setback variances for the additions and modifications to the home <br />would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other <br />danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the <br />Applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a practical difficulty; is necessary to preserve a <br />substantial property right of the Applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and <br />intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />8) With regards to the in -ground pool, granting of a variance for the proposed in -ground pool <br />to permit additional hardcover within 75 -feet of the OHWL is inconsistent with the goals <br />and policies contained within the 2000-2030 Orono Community Management Pian. <br />9) The additional hardcover within the 0-75 foot setback resulting from the proposed in - <br />ground pool may alter the essential character of the neighborhood and would be <br />inconsistent with the intent of the zoning code. <br />10) With regards to the proposed in -ground pool, the City Council finds that granting the <br />setback hardcover variances would merely serve as a convenience to the Applicants, and <br />that no practical difficulty exists to support these variances; approval of these variances is <br />not necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the Applicants; and approval of <br />these variances would not be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and <br />Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Orono, Minnesota <br />hereby grants a variance from Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1279 to permit <br />construction of additions and modifications to the existing home 84 feet feet from the OHWL; <br />and a variance from Orono City Code Section 78-1279 to permit construction the proposed <br />modfications and additions ahead of the average lakeshore setbacl( line; and <br />FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby denies a variance from <br />Orono City Code Section 78-1279 to permit construction of an in -ground pool ahead of the <br />average lakeshore setback line in the location proposed; denies a variance from City Code <br />Section 78-1279 to permit construction of an in -ground pool 60 feet from the OHWL where a <br />100 -foot structural setback is required; and denies a variance from City Code Section 78 - <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />