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7. <br />8. <br />B The property is a conforming lot. Variances should only be considered <br />when there are no other reasonable options on a property. <br />C.The garage addition could be shifted 9.5' to the west leaving a 30 ’ <br />setback. The impact on the house would result in the elimination of one <br />garage door. The actual garage space would not be reduced. The fact <br />that the proposed garage is attached to the house requires it to meet the <br />30' setback for principal structures. <br />D.A detached building 750 s.f. or less is only required to meet a 10' side <br />setback. The detached building must have a minimum of 10' separation <br />between it and the principal building. Sliding the garage back to be 10' <br />from the principal building also moves the garage back out of the 30' top <br />of bluff setback, thus eliminating the need for any variances for the <br />garage. <br />The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar <br />to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that <br />granting the variances would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor <br />pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely <br />serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a <br />demonstrable hardship or di ilty; is necessary to preserve a substantial <br />property right of the applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and <br />intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments <br />by the DNR, comments by the applicant and the effect of the proposed variance <br />on the health, safety and welfare of the community. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants <br />variances to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.56. Subdivision 16 C to permit <br />construction of residential additions encroaching on a protected bluff and bluff impact <br />zone per the site plans dated 4-2-02 completed by Sharratt MacDonald Design Company <br />and drawn on the site survey dated 4-2-02 completed by Mark S. Gronberg, of Gronberg <br />Page 3 of7