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2. 3. 4. The property is located in the LR-IC, One Family Lakcshorc Zoning District which requires a minimum lot area of 'A acre and a minimum lot width of 100’. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held on April 18, 2005 and recommended approval of hardcover and setback variances in order to construct an addition for a garage resulting in no more than 1,500 s.f. of structure, and recommended denial of a structural coverage variance based on the following findings: a. The applicants ’ property is 5,630 s.f. or 0.12 acre in area and has 50’ in width. b. The property is located on a channel and is entirely located within 'he 0*75’ lakeshore zone. c. There is no additional land available for acquisition by the applicants to make the property conforming. d. The adjacent property has a 20’x 20’ detached garage and this proposal will not seem out of character with the immediate neighbors. e. The Planning Commission felt that the channel was a main waterway entrance to the City of Orono and recommended denial of the structural coverage variance as the appearance of increased bulk and massing was of utmost concern. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and reconunendation cf the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicant and the public, and the effect of the proposed variance on the hc^th, safety and welfare of the community. The City Council reviewed this ^plication at meetings held on May 9 and May 23, 2005 and determined that approval of hardcover, setback and structural coverage variances in order to construct a 20’ x 22’ detached garage resulting in no more than 1,711 s.f. of structure was appropriate, based on the following additional findings: a. The lack of a fimctional garage on the property serves as a hardship for 1