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5. 6. area should be credited with a triangular portion of the area in the 0-75' zone, based on pivoting the south lot line at its midpoint to create a rectangular or normal shaped lot. The area to be credited to the 75-250’ zone for hardcover calculation purposes is 1,970 s.f.,yieIdingatotal 75-250'area ofll,160 s.f. for calculation purposes. The resultant hardcover allowance of 25% would therefore be 2,790 s.f., the equivalent of an allowance of 30.36% hardcover in the 75-250' zone. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicant and the public, and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. 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 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 applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicant; 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 a variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.24 Subdivision 5B to allow construction of a new residence to replace a pre-existing residence on the property containing 0.47 acres in area in the LR-1 n Zoning District where a 1.0 acre minimum lot area is required; and a variance to Sections 10.22 Subd. 2 and 10.56 Subd. 16(LK 1 &2) to allow 274 s.f (2.47%) hardcover in the 0-75' lakeshore zone where no hardcover is normally allowed, and to allow 2,790 s.f (30.36%) hardcover in the 75- 250' lakeshore zone where only 25% hardcover is normally allowed; and a variance to Sections 10.5 5 Subd. 8 and 10.56 Subd. 16(J)(2) to allow grading and filling within 75’ of the OHWL of Lake Miimetonka where no grading and filling is normally allowed; and a variance to Section 10.56 Subd. 16(J)(5) to allow filling within a bluff impact zone where no placing of fill is normally allowed subject to the following conditions: Page 3 of 6