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• Granting of the hardcover and structural cover is reasonable when working with a <br /> substandard lot.The minimum lot area for the LR-1C zone is 21,780 square feet, or.5 <br /> acres.This property is 12,851 square feet. If the lot was a standard size for the zone, we <br /> would be able to have up to 5,445 square feet of hardcover and 4,356 square feet of <br /> structural coverage. Our proposed numbers are well under these. (3,929 HC/2,785 SC) <br /> 3B. The variance request is due to circumstances unique to the property, not created by the <br /> landowner: <br /> • The practical difficulty in complying with the hardcover and structural cover regulations <br /> is directly due to the size and width of the existing lot. <br /> • The practical difficulty in complying with the hardcover and structural cover regulations <br /> is also due to the fact that there is an existing boathouse on the property that the <br /> property owners did not create, but would like to re-build. <br /> • The practical difficulty in complying with re-building the existing boathouse completely <br /> on the owner's property is due to the fact that a very small corner of the existing <br /> boathouse is on the adjacent property. <br /> • These site conditions are specific and unique to this site and were not created by the <br /> landowner. <br /> 3C. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality: <br /> • • Granting of the variances of the proposed new dwelling and boathouse will enhance and <br /> improve the essential character of the locality. It will replace an old, dilapidated house <br /> and boathouse. <br /> • The boathouse will be re-built to the exact same massing as the original, keeping its <br /> integrity in place. <br /> 8. The special conditions are peculiar to such a property or immediately adjoining property: <br /> • As it is not uncommon on for boathouses to be different shapes and sizes, it is peculiar <br /> for a small corner of a boathouse to be on the adjoining property. <br /> 11. Granting of the variances will not impair health,safety,comfort, morals,or be contrary to <br /> the intent of the zoning code: <br /> • Granting of the variances will improve the safety and enjoyment on the property, as it <br /> will replace an older deteriorating home as well as unsafe existing landscaping and <br /> pavers. <br /> • Granting of the variances will also naturally allow more parking on the owner's property, <br /> as opposed to on Casco Point Road, a busy thoroughfare,which increases the safety of <br /> residents in the area. <br /> • <br />