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4. 5. b. Wetlands and vegetation exist at the entrance to the private drive causing sight visibility problems, and the need to demarcate the driveway. c. The existing private driveway runs through the wetland setback making is impossible to place any type of address marker at the drive entrance that wouldn’t be located within the wetland setback. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicants 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 these properties are peculiar to them 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 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 wetland setback variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.55 Subdivision 8 to allow placement of address monuments within the required 26' setback, 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. Authorities granted by this resolution run with the property not with the applicants, but are permissive only and must be exercised by obtaining a building Page 2 of S L_