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CITYof ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. ^889 <br />t • <br />The property is located in the LR-IB, Single Family Lakeshore Residential <br />Zoning District, requiring 1 acre in area and 140' of lot width. <br />The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on April 21, 1997 <br />and recommended approval of the proposed variances based upon a finding that <br />the findings of fact in Resolution No. 3719 arc still valid, and include the <br />following: <br />A. The property currently contains a small 600 s.f. house and no garage, yet <br />the property already exceeds the 25% 75-250’ hardcover limit due to the <br />extremely small lot area and narrowmess of the lot. <br />B. The proposed house and attached two car garage will comprise of 1,492 <br />s.f. of stnictural footprint on the property, meeting the 1,500 s.f. <br />limitation for lot coverage on e.xtrcmcly small lots established in zoning <br />code Section 10.03, Subdivision 14 (C). <br />C. llic proposed house is located less than the normal 30’ required setback <br />from Highwood Road in order to minimize the amount of hardcover <br />needed for driveway. The proposed 40% hardcover in the 75-250’ zone <br />*1 not dissimilar from the hardcover percentages on other properties in <br />the neighborhood. Further, no hardcover is proposed for Ihe 0-75’ zone, <br />and overall hardcover on the property is proposed at 22.9%, within the <br />25% standard of the DNR. <br />D. The west side setback of 9.5' only occurs at a midpoint comer of the <br />proposed house, while the majoril>' of the structure will meet the I O’ west <br />side setback requirement. Further, the proposed construction has been <br />revised such that the setback between the proposed attached garage and <br />the detached garage on the neighboring property c.xcecds the 10’ <br />minimum struclure-to-structure setback requirement. <br />F. fhe proposed 8 ’ cast side setback, including a 10'x2’ cantilevered segment <br />approximately 6' from the east side lot line, is ncccssar>' in order to <br />maintain a functional house width for room layout. The house in total <br />Page 2 of 6