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4. <br />5. <br />a. A patio located closer to the lake than the proposed deck will be <br />removed and allow for a wider un-obstmcted lake yard. <br />b. The ai^licants have agreed to remove 236 s.f. of existing hardcover in <br />conjunction with construction of the proposed deck, covered entry and <br />pergola. This results in a net reduction from existing 75’-250' <br />hardcover from 33.9% to 32.6%. <br />c. The location of the existing house less than 75’ from the shoreline <br />makes it impossible to construct a lake side deck without approval of <br />hardcover and lake setback variances. <br />d. The property consists of all four hardcover zones with the 250’-500’ <br />and 500’-1,000 ’ zone well under allowed hardcover percentages. <br />The City Council has considered this application including the findings <br />and reconunendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, <br />comments by the applicants and the public, and the effect of the proposed <br />variances on the health, safety and welfare of the community. <br />The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are <br />peculiar to it and do net apply generally to other property in this zoning <br />district; that granting the variances would rmt adversely affect traffic <br />conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring <br />property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the applicants, but is <br />necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to <br />preserve a substantial property right of the applicants; and would be in <br />keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive <br />Plan of the City. <br />CONCXUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby <br />grants hardcover and lake setback variances to Onmo Municipal Zoning Code Sections <br />78-1288 (A) (B) and 78-1279 (1) to allow construction of a deck off the lake side main <br />level of a u^-out style home including a covered entry over existing hardcover, and a <br />pergola, subject to the following conditions: <br />Page 2 of 5