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c- (, 0 • • • • 5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the renewal variance would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to * neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants renewal variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-350 and 78-1288 in order to rebuild a home on the existing lot requiring approval of a lot area variance to permit a lot area of 0.49 acres when 0.50 areas is normally required, lot width to permit a lot width at the shoreline and 75 foot setback of 60 feet when 100 feet is normally required, and hardcover variance to permit 37% hardcover within tire 250’-500’ zone when 30% is normally allowed, subject to the following conditions; 1. Council approval is based on the site plan submitted by the applicants and annotated by City staff, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A. Any amendments to the site plan which are not in conformity with City codes will require further Planning Commission and City Council review. 2. Approval for hardcover amounts in the 75’-250’ and 250’-500’ zones are based on the hardcover amounts listed in the planning report. 25% hardcover is allowed in the 75’-250’ zone and 37% hardcover is allowed in the 250’-500’ zone. 3. The excessive hardcover in the 0-75’ zone was reviewed separately and isn’t included in this resolution. A separate resolution addressing the City Council decision on the hardcover in the 0-75’ zone was also renewed as part of this tenewal application. 4. Hardcover in the 250’-500’ zone shall be limited to 2,333 s.f. or 37% per the proposed plan and hardcover allowance summary as depicted on Exhibit A. The revised grading plan that was submitted as part of the rencw'al variance depicts a hardcover level of 43% in the 250’-500’ zone. This hardcover level is not Page 3 of 6