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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />NO. 7324 <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />of the proposed house is similar to the location of the existing house and is <br />generally consistent with the setback of homes in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created <br />by the landowner. <br /> <br />The location of the property on a peninsula is not the result of actions by the <br />property owner. <br /> <br />c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality.” <br /> <br />The proposed location of the new house is consistent with the existing house on <br />the property and the character of the neighborhood. <br /> <br />4. “Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties.” Economic <br />considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> <br />5. “Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight <br />for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as <br />defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter <br />78.” This condition is not applicable. <br /> <br />6. “The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under <br />Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is <br />located.” This condition is not applicable, as a residential home is an allowed use in the <br />LR-1B District. <br /> <br />7. “The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling <br />as a two-family dwelling.” This condition is not applicable. <br /> <br />8. “The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br />property or immediately adjoining property.” The land constraints are unique to the property <br />which supports the requested variance. <br /> <br />9. “The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the <br />land is located.” The location of the lot on the peninsula does not generally apply to all other <br />properties in the LR-1B zoning district. <br /> <br />10. “The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a <br />substantial property right of the applicant.” A variance from the Average Lakeshore Setback