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FILE#19-28 <br /> May 20,2019 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> Section 78-1680 and 78-1700-Hardcover Calculations: <br /> Lot 1, Block 1 Before <br /> Stormwater <br /> Overlay District Total Area in Allowed Existing Proposed <br /> Tier <br /> Zone Hardcover Hardcover Hardcover <br /> 6,641 s.f. 6,328 s.f. <br /> Tier 1 26, 563 s.f. <br /> (25%) (23.8%) <br /> Lot 1, Block 1 After <br /> Stormwater Total Area in Allowed Existing Proposed <br /> Overlay District <br /> Zone Hardcover Hardcover Hardcover <br /> Tier <br /> 9,052 s.f. 8,602 s.f. <br /> Tier 1 36, 206 s.f. <br /> (25 %) (23.75%) <br /> Incorporating Outlot A into the area of Lot 1 alters the hardcover coverage calculations for that <br /> lot. The area of lot 1 gets larger, and by virtue of Section 78-1682,the portion of the driveway <br /> that serves lot 1 is counted as hardcover for lot 1. The portion of the driveway that serves lot 2 <br /> is not counted as hardcover against lot 1 or lot 2, until the driveway enters lot 2. The increase of <br /> 2,274 sq ft of hardcover, and the increase of 9,643 sf of lot area yields a hardcover percentage <br /> of 23.75 (Hardcover analysis, Exhibit D). <br /> Applicable Regulations: <br /> Double frontage lots, access to lots, and front/ back lot divisions. (82-256) (Exhibit E) <br /> Special standards for back lots created after January 1, 1994. (78-1370) (Exhibit F) <br /> Governing Regulation:Variance (Section 78-123) <br /> In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the <br /> proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and <br /> anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect <br /> on values of property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider <br /> recommending approval for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances <br /> where their strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique <br /> to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is <br /> demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning <br /> Code. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties <br /> also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. <br /> Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, <br /> subd. 2, when in harmony with this chapter. The board or the council may not permit as a <br /> variance any use that is not permitted under this chapter for property in the zone where the <br /> affected person's land is located.The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary <br /> use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br /> According to MN §462.537 Subd. 6(2)variances shall only be permitted when: <br /> 1. The variance is in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the Ordinance. The <br /> intent of the ordinance is the provision of a separate lot protecting access to a back lot <br />