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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6613 the neighborhood; however, the existing location of the neighboring residence building makes it difficult to replace the applicants' home in a location appropriate for the property while meeting the conditions unposed by the City ordinance. Additionally, the remote location of the residence from available on street parking is not typical in this neighborhood B10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant." Granting of the average setback variance and lot area variance is necessary to preserve the property rights of the owner to build a new residence on the property. "ile granting of the hardcover variance is not essential to maintaining the property owners' rights to have a home on the property, the variance would assist in providing for off-sVeet parking since the shared driveway serving as access to the property is not wide enough to provide for on street parking. B1 1. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort or morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter." Granting of the average setback variances would not impair health, safety, comfort or morals and would be in keeping with the intent of the zoning code. Granting of a hardcover variance is justified by resulting in a reduction of hardcover from existing levels and will enhance applicant and visitor safety by providing for off-streetparking. B12. "The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty." Granting of the average setback variance is necessary to solve a practical difficulty. Granting the hardcover variance helps to solve the practical difficulty related to parking in the area by providing for off-street parking where on -street parking is lacking. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-330 to allow construction of a new residence to replace the existing residence on a lot of 0.62 acres in area where 1.0 acres in area is normally required; and a variance to Section 78-1279(6) to allow said new residence to encroach past the average lakeshore setback line where no encroachment is normally allowed; and a variance to Section 78-1700 to allow hardcover of 27.2% where only 25% would normally be allowed; subject to the following conditions: 1. Council approval is based on the survey and site plans submitted by the Applicants and annotated by City staff, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit B. Hardcover on the property shall not exceed 27.2% as shown on the hardcover calculation worksheet Page 5 of 7