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4. 5. structures; Lot 2, a new 11.5 acre vacant lot (10.8 acres dry buildable); and Lot 3, a new 5.8 acre vacant lot. Each of the three proposed lots meets the minimum lot standard requirements of the RR-IB, Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District, and the Shoreland regulations of the City of Orono, e.\ccpt as follows: A. Lot 3 is a non-lakeshore lot and its width is approximately 140' as measured at the rear of the defined front yard, which is 50’ from the cul- de-sac loop. Lot 3 fronts on the proposed cul-de-sac loop (Outlot A) and does not meet the defined minimum 200' lot width requirement as measured at the rear line of the defined front yard. However, Lot 3 also will have in excess of 200’ of frontage on Outlot B, which is intended to provide for future conforming road access should Lot 2 ever be further subdivided. The granting of a lot width variance for Lot 3 is justified by the fact that Lot 3 contains a suitable building site meeting all required lot line setbacks without the need for further variances. B. Lois 1, 2 and 3 will be ser\ ed by a proposed driveway loop within Outlot A. The driveway outlot allows each lot to abut a private or public road as required by code, and allows emergency vehicle accessibility, while avoiding the creation of an 80' diameter paved cul-de-sac which would be out of character for the neighborhood. A small portion of that driveway loop will be located within 75 ’ of the OHWL of Lydiard Lake where no hardcover and no roads or driveways arc normally allowed. The hardships supporting this variance include the narrow configuration of the property at Outlot A; the location of the existing private road partially within the 0-75' protected zone; and the intent to preserve a wooded area at the center of the loop cul-de-sac, forcing one leg of the loop to encroach the protected zone with approximately 300 s.f of hardsurface. The proposed subdivision to create residential lots of two acres in area or larger confomis to the provisions of the RR-IB Zoning District and the Rural Residential guiding as established in the Orono 2000-2020 Community Management Plan. The proposed subdivision is consistent w ith surrounding rural-density residential development. The northeast boundary of the property is Lydiard Lake, which is surrounded on the north and east by homes on 2-acre lots. Directly south of the Page 2 of 10