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FILE #LA19-0000105 <br />21 Jan 2020 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty, Staff finds the <br />applicant's request for a variance to allow the minimum building adjustment necessary to <br />conform to the floodplain and shoreland low floor elevations is reasonable. The variances are <br />supported by the practical difficulties resulting from the existing building location on the <br />property, as well as the existing elevations of the floor and ceiling. <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 78-1279 - Setbacks: <br />LR -1A <br />Required <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />West Side <br />15' <br />18.2' <br />No change <br />East Side <br />15' <br />±219' <br />No change <br />Lakeshore <br />75' <br />53' <br />No change <br />Average Lakeshore <br />The building is entirely lakeward of the average lakeshore <br />setback line. <br />Section 78-1403- Structural Building Coverage: <br />The lot exceeds 1.99 acres and is therefore not subject to structural coverage limitations. <br />Section 78-1680 and 78-1700 - Hardcover Calculations: <br />Stormwater <br />Total Area <br />Allowed <br />Proposed <br />Overlay District <br />Existing Hardcover <br />in Zone <br />Hardcover <br />Hardcover <br />Tier <br />26,913 s.f. <br />14,115 s.f. <br />149 s.f. <br />Tier 1 <br />107,655 s.f. <br />(25 %) <br />(13.1%) <br />w/in 75' <br />No Change <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Lake Setback & Average Lakeshore Variances (Section 78-1279) <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 />