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LA19-000106 January 21, 2020 Page 3 of 4 b. There are circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner; ; The location of the structures on the property and configuration of the lot were not created by the property owner and c. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality. The visual impacts resulting from the additions proposed within the average lakeshore setback will not alter the character of the neighborhood. Rather, the home will not impact views from the lake nor will it appear to be more visually obtrusive than the existing buildings on the property. Additionally City Code 78-123 provides additional parameters within which a variance may be granted as follows: 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 the use for a residential home is an allowed conditional use in the LR -1A 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 home currently sits within the setback and the addition is not going to change the setback from the lake. 9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located. The proposed addition will not change the current setbacks from the lake or property lines. The location of the existing home is unique. 10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant. The existing home can be re -built in kind, the proposed addition is necessary to permit the property owners continued enjoyment of their property. The addition is located in a location which serves the intent and goals of the ordinance by minimizing visual impacts to the lake. 11. 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. The proposed project will not impair the health, safety, comfort, or morals of the public. 12. 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 variance will resolve and alleviate a demonstrated practical difficulty. The Commission may recommend or Council may impose conditions in granting of variances. Any conditions imposed must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. No variance shall be granted or changed beyond the use permitted in this chapter in the district where such land is located. Public Comments To date, no public comments have been received.