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FILE #LA21-000033 <br />17 May 2021 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> <br />Section 78-350 – Lot Area/Width: <br /> <br />LR-1C District Lot Area Lot Width <br />Required 21,780 s.f. (0.5 acres) 100’ <br />Actual 9,000 s.f. (0.2 acre) 50’ <br /> <br />Section 78-1403 – Structural Building Coverage: <br /> <br />Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage <br />9,000 s.f. (0.2 acre) Allowed: 1,800 s.f. (20%) <br />Existing: 1,447 s.f. (16%) <br />Proposed: No Change <br /> <br />Section 78-1680 and 78-1700 – Hardcover Calculations: <br /> <br />Stormwater <br />Overlay District <br />Tier <br />Total Area in Zone Allowed Hardcover Proposed Hardcover <br />Tier 2 9,000 s.f. 2,700 s.f. <br />(30 %) <br />2,457 s.f. <br />(27.3%) <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Lot Area + Lot Width Variance (Section 78-350) <br />The property was platted prior to current local zoning regulations and is substandard with <br />respect to area and width for the LR-1C district. <br /> <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. 14, 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 />use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br />