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•OJ-2933 <br />Auguft 11,2003 <br />Page 6 of 0 <br />boundaries. To do ibis, without tewing the entire hou>c down, a separate meter must be <br />installed. The intent of this condition is to not have a separate address paving for the <br />separate meter. The applicants have indicated they will not he using the apartment as a <br />means for income but rather for convenience for their guests and therefore meet the inient <br />of the condition set forth in the conditional use permit uquirements <br />Hardcover Variance <br />The applicants arc proposing a larger acvcssory building thai» the two car garage that <br />currently exists. 1 hcrefore, hardc<j»cr is ultimately being added to the properly. The <br />new building will be located in the .750-500* /one and w ill meet the 30% hardcover for <br />this zone. I lowever. the 75-250* /one is currently over on hardcover and because <br />additional hardcover is being added to he property, this extra hardcover is up for <br />discussion. <br />All work is being conducted in the 250-500* /one. I he applicants are adding a larger <br />garage and a new patio connecting the pv>ol and entertainment room. In addition, they arc <br />proposing a net loss in driveway (combinaticn of new pavement in the 2^0-''00* zone and <br />reducing pavement in the 75-250* zone by 239 s f) 1 his brings the total added <br />hardcovt- ilie 250-500* zone to 860 s.f. Potential removals at a I :I ratio of added <br />hardcover would be consistent with what has been approved previously. 1 his would <br />amount to a reduction of 860 s.f. hardcover within cither the 75-250* or 250-500* zones <br />or combination t*'ereof <br />Hardship Statement <br />Applicant has provided a brief hardship statement in l-xhibit B. .and should be asked f.r <br />additional testimony regarding the application <br />Hardship Anaivsis <br />/« conuJ^rinj: «w/. ar/..«s/.»r . arian^e. the Ptanninft Commiuhn shall contU,-r thf <fjM of the <br />proposed variance upon the heaUh. safety and welfare of the conununlti-, eilstlng and anticipated <br />traffic conditions, li,;ht and air, dinger of fire, risk to the public safety, end the effect on values of <br />property In the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider recommending approval <br />for variancesfrom t',e literal pros Mans of the Zoning Code in Instances where their strict <br />enforcement would cause undue hardship because of circumstances unique to the Individual <br />property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when It is demonstrated that such <br />actions u ill be In keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning Code. <br />Staff finds that a hardship exists to all w a \ .iri.mce for the separate water meter. <br />Further, the City advised the applicants that they needed to keep utilities within the <br />property boundaries creating their hardship. Therefore, because thev applicants vvill not <br />be billing the water meters separately and confonn to all other conditions of the CUP. <br />staff recommends approval of this variance request. <br />Staff does not find a hardship that w ould constitute adding hardcover to a property that is <br />currently over. Staff would favor a -trading** of hardcover from zone to zone where the <br />net hardcover would not Increase, however the applicants have not agreed to do this <br />Hardcover is over ir the 75-250* zone by 9«/i which amounts to 1.193 s.f. Hardcover in