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• <br /> eg:020 CITY OF ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> sF G� NO. 6877 <br /> kESHOl."" <br /> 3. "Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are <br /> practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. 'Practical difficulties,' as used in <br /> connection with the granting of a variance, means that: <br /> a. The property owner in question proposes to use the properly in a reasonable manner, <br /> however, the proposed use is not permitted by the official controls. <br /> The request to permit construction of the home on the substandard lot,in the proposed <br /> location within the rear yard setback seems reasonable as the property is steepness and <br /> to protect the 75 foot lakeyard setback. <br /> b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created <br /> by the landowner. <br /> • The sub-standard size of the Property was not the result of actions by the landowner. <br /> The location of the home with attached garage on the Property,the steepness of the <br /> lot,the curve of the shoreline,the narrowness and shallow depth of the buildable area <br /> of the property create difficulties for developing the Property <br /> c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." <br /> The lot area and width variances will not alter the character of the neighborhood. It <br /> does not appear that the setback variances to permit the new home will adversely <br /> impact the adjacent property owners. The neighboring parcel has a home much closer <br /> to the road than it proposed. <br /> 4. "Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties." Economic <br /> considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> 5. "Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight <br /> for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as <br /> defined in Minn. Stat. §216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter <br /> 78."This condition is not applicable. <br /> 6. "The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under <br /> Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is <br /> located."This condition is not applicable,as the use for a single family home is an allowed use <br /> in the LR-1A District <br /> • <br /> 3 <br />