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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 4 0 4s____ <br />13. <br />14. <br />15. <br />16. <br />17. <br />The site is topographically difficult to develop and wUl require significant filling <br />and grading to accommodate the proposed improvements. The proposed site <br />grading plans have been reviewed by staff, the City Engineer, ffie Planning <br />Commission and the City Council and have been found to be generally <br />appropriate for development of this site, subject to adjustments to be made via <br />a final grading plan which will have to be approved by the City pnor to <br />issuance of a building permit. <br />Structural coverage on the site is proposed at 14%, meeting the 15% limitation <br />on lot coverage by structures. <br />The property has a unique shape and is a ’through' lot, abutting Olive Avenue <br />to the rear and Shadywood Road (County Road 19) on the ftont. The onentauon <br />of the building is toward Shadywood Road, minimizing any commercial <br />appearance or activity as viewed from Oiive Avenue. <br />The variance to allow a parking setback of 5’ along the front lot Ime where a <br />20’ setback is normally required, is justified by the unique shape and topograi^y <br />of the site and the need to provide certain amenities for the development 1M <br />combination of front parking and driving lane needs; minimum function^ depft <br />of buiiding; drive-thru exit lane and rear building delivery access; retaiiimg wall <br />design and location as well as screening needs; and the location and desi^ of <br />the stormwater retention pond, result in the need to allow encroachment of fte <br />parking lot to within 5 feet of the ftont lot line in order to acconunodate the <br />above noted features and concerns within the boundaries of the site, without <br />creating the need for other variances. <br />The proposed hardcover variance is mitigated to a great extent by the fact that <br />all surface runoff from the site will be directed to a stormwater <br />(NURP) pond designed to enhance the quality of runoff waters pnor to <br />discharge from the site. The magnitude of hardcover variance is finthw jusufied <br />by the fact that less than 1 percent of the City’s shoreland areas are d«vo ‘ed to <br />commercial uses, hence the overall impact of the excess hardcover “y <br />commercial uses is relatively minor, especially when such impacU are mitigated <br />by stormwater treatment facilities. <br />Page 5 of 11