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12. The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant <br /> but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty. <br /> Response: Our design meets the 2020 State of Minnesota Building code; however, it does not meet <br /> the City of Orono's requirements outlined in Sec. 78-1379 of Orono's Zoning Ordinance. Specifically <br /> Sub e, number 2, letter h which states, "Maximum area. In all residential zoning districts, the collector <br /> and mounting system of a roof-mounted solar energy system shall cover no more than 70 percent of <br /> the roof to which it is affixed". The current array design covers approximately 75.3 percent of the roof <br /> plane. Minnesota Statute 462.357, subd. 6, states that inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar <br /> energy systems is a practical difficulty. <br />