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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7204 b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. The Property is substandard for the LR -1C zoning district. Due to the existing substandard lot size, which is a result of the property being platted as part of the 'Winship's Subdivision of Spring Park Lots' subdivision in 1884, well before local zoning codes were in effect and the applicants purchase; and c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. " The immediate neighborhood consists of similarly sized lots. The single family residence with associated amenities on a single lot in this neighborhood is not inconsistent with the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Lots surrounding Property are all similarly within Hardcover Tier 2. 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 a residence is an allowed use in the LR -1 C 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 lot area, lot width, setback, hardcover and lot coverage standards applying to the Property are similar to those of other properties in the neighborhood, and there are many similar sized developed lots in the neighborhood. 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located." T The standards applicable to the Property apply to all other properties in