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CITY OF ORONO <br /> 0 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> NO. 7324 <br /> s H fl�'ic <br /> of the proposed house is similar to the location of the existing house and is <br /> generally consistent with the setback of homes in the neighborhood. <br /> b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created <br /> by the landowner. <br /> The location of the property on a peninsula is not the result of actions by the <br /> property owner. <br /> c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." <br /> The proposed location of the new house is consistent with the existing house on <br /> the property and the character of the neighborhood. <br /> 4. "Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties." Economic <br /> considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <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 /> 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 residential home is an allowed use in the <br /> LR-1 B District. <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 /> 8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br /> property or immediately adjoining property." The land constraints are unique to the property <br /> which supports the requested variance. <br /> 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the <br /> land is located." The location of the lot on the peninsula does not generally apply to all other <br /> properties in the LR-1 B zoning district. <br /> 10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a <br /> substantial property right of the applicant."A variance from the Average Lakeshore Setback <br /> 3 <br />