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BOAT CITY OF ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> W NO. 7 1 9 8 <br /> kESHO <br /> c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." <br /> The orientation and placement of the home on the Property does not negatively <br /> impact the local neighborhood character. <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 a residential improvement is permitted in the <br /> LR-1A zoning district. <br /> 7. "The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling <br /> as a two-family dwelling."This condition is not applicable. <br /> 8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br /> property or immediately adjoining property." The lot size and orientation without direct <br /> frontage on a roadway or lakeshore are particular to the Property and is a relatively unique <br /> condition within the City. <br /> 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the <br /> land is located."The lot size and orientation without direct frontage on a roadway or <br /> lakeshore are particular to the Property and is a relatively unique condition within the <br /> City. <br /> 10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a <br /> substantial property right of the applicant."The owner indicates that granting the variances <br /> are necessary for the preservation of their property right. <br /> 11. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort or <br /> morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter." Granting the <br /> variances to allow construction of a new residence on a substandard lot is not likely to <br /> impair health, safety, and comfort and is not contrary to the intent of the zoning chapter. <br /> 4 <br />