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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />NO. ________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />2. The Property is located in the LR-1B Zoning District. <br /> <br />3. The Property contains 1 acre in area and has a defined lot width of 170’ feet. <br /> <br />4. The Property is within Tier 1 and hardcover is limited to 25 % according to the Stormwater <br />Quality Overlay District. <br /> <br />5. Applicant has applied for the following variance: <br />a. Average Lakeshore Setback <br /> <br />6. In considering this application for variance, the Council has considered the advice and <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed variance <br />upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic <br />conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values <br />of property in the surrounding area. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS: <br /> <br />1. “Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes <br />and intent of the ordinance . . . .” The proposed location of the home addition does <br />not block lake views of the adjacent property owners, and therefore is harmonious <br />with the intent of the Ordinance. <br />2. “Variances shall only be permitted . . . when the variances are consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan.” The average lakeshore setback variance is consistent with the <br />goals in the comprehensive plan to protect lake views. <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 proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not <br />permitted by the official controls; The variance requests are residential in nature <br />and are reasonable considering the current location of the home. <br />b. There are circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner; <br />The location of the structures on the property and configuration of the lot <br />were not created by the property owner. The current home is roughly 100 <br />years old and <br />c. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality. The visual <br />impacts resulting from the additions proposed within the average lakeshore <br />setback will not alter the character of the neighborhood. Rather, the home <br />will not impact views from the lake nor will it appear to be more visually <br />obtrusive than the existing buildings on the property. <br />138 <br />138