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b. There is no additional land available for acquisition by the applicants <br />to make the property conforming. <br />c. The proposal will not have a negative impact on light, air or open <br />qMce within the neighborhood. <br />d. The proposed additions are not out of character for the immediate <br />neighborhood. <br />e. The proposal can reasonably result in a net reduction of overall <br />hardcover of 1,264 s.f.. <br />Applicants have submitted a revised proposal that meets the hardcover <br />limits recommended by the Planning Commission such that there will be a <br />net decrease in 0 - 250’ total site hardcover. The project will result in a net <br />reduction in total site hardcover of 1,264 s.f. for a total of 8,086 s.f.. <br />The City Council has considered this application including the findings <br />and recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, <br />comments by the applicants and the public, and the effect of the proposed <br />variance on the health, safety and welfare of the conununity. <br />The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are <br />peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning <br />district; that granting the variance would not 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 />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby <br />grants a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1288 (A) & (D) to allow a <br />hardcover variance within the 0 -75’ zone for 201 s.f or 2.5% hardcover where 0% is <br />normally allowed and 343 s.f. or 4.2% currently exists and a variance for the 75 *-250’ <br />zone for 7,885 s.f. or 45.9% hardcover where 25% is normally allowed and 9,007 s.f. or <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />6.