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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. 7259 <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created <br />by the landowner. <br /> <br />The unique shape of the Property and shoreline, the existing home’s location with <br />respect to the lake and the neighboring home locations prevent lakeside <br />expansions of the residential footprint consistent with the neighborhood. The <br />proposed overall hardcover level is conforming. The circumstances are unique to <br />the Property; and <br /> <br />c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality.” <br /> <br />The variance is requested in order to permit construction of additions to the home <br />designed to fit the character of the neighborhood according to the submitted <br />information. <br /> <br />4. “Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties.” Economic <br />considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> <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 /> <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 single family home is an allowed use in the <br />LR-1C District. <br /> <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 /> <br />8. “The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br />property or immediately adjoining property.” The Property’s unique shape and orientation <br />with respect to the lakeshore, and the setback from the lake of the adjacent homes create <br />difficulties for the owners in improving the property consistent with the homes in their <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />9. “The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the <br />land is located.” The Property’s unique shape, shoreline orientation, and the relationship <br />between the existing home and the setback of the adjacent properties create difficulties <br />for the owners.