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F EXHIBIT B Hardship description at 4480 Forest Lake Landing Introduction: 4480 Forest Lake Landing is an irregular hour-glass shaped lot. Because of lot shape, set back and hard cover requirements the building site for this lot is located near the street. The usable building location on the land is further reduced and squeezed to the North side of the lot because the property is sliced by a city sewer line for which the city has no easement. In addition, the slope of the Forest Lake Landing street, the current driveway and the elevation of the garage cause the driveway and garage to flood with water every time it rains. The current garages are short in length and only have 6*-6" garage doors which many vehicles do not fit including my wife’s mini-van. Additionally the detached garage has becor.<c unusable for cars since die neighbor at 4470 Forest Lake Landing built a fence and removed their portion of the shared driveway. 1) **The property in question cannot be put to reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the official controls ” • Garage anusable because of neighbor’s fence • Large driveway needed to get to garage if it is put in the back of the house • Forest Lake Landing floods my garage and di iveway when it rains 2) “The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property and not creat^ by the landowner. • Fence installed by neighbor • City has sewer running through middle of property without and easement. • Hour glass shape of lot and setback / hardcover requirements puts the building location near the street • Forest Lake Landing drains into my driveway and garage. 3) “The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." • No, it will not. • The three neighbors next to the property (South, North and West) have signed documents supporting the project. The neighbor to the South has not yet returned his signed sheet. 4) “Economic considerations alone shall not constitute and undue hardship if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter.’’ • Economics is not a factor in the above listed hardships. Further it is in the City of Orono’s best interest to have the issues listed above fixed and or improved. 5) “Undue hardship also includes, but is not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth sheltered "I'l •K *• N O' 7/r..a -* —