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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. ________________________ 5 b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. The Property’s uniquely small, shallow size, location with respect to the lake and roadway, and required setbacks prevent a residential footprint consistent with the neighborhood. Approval of the requested variances provides relief from the hardcover limitation, the lake and street setback, the rear setback and the lot area requirements. The presence of the Crystal Bay Road improvements limits the usability of the Property. c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality.” The variances are requested in order to permit construction of a home which is reasonable. Other homes in the immediate neighborhood have been granted similar levels of variances for redevelopment. 4. “Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties.” Economic considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. 5. “Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter 78.” This condition is not applicable. 6. “The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located.” This condition is not applicable, as a single family residence is an allowed use in the LR-1C District. 7. “The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling.” This condition is not applicable. 8. “The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property.” The Property’s substandard size and depth with respect to the lakeshore, Crystal Bay Road, and adjacent properties creates difficulties which also apply to many of the properties in the same neighborhood. 9. “The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located.” The Property’s substandard size and applied setbacks creates difficulties which also apply to many of the properties in the same neighborhood. The burden of the 3,359 square feet of roadway and the shallow depth are unique to the Property.