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LLQ� CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ri\iji‘IL �� NO. 7364 ��"ESHoof' b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. The orientation of the shoreline and location of the neighboring homes are out of the Applicants' control and create an average lakeshore setback that is unnecessarily onerous. However, the Applicants are reorienting the three existing PIDs into two lakeshore lots which does create challenges when applying the average lakeshore setback. Siting the home in a conforming location inland would adversely impact the Applicants' views of the lake; and c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." The variance is requested in order to permit construction of a home at 75-foot lake setback which will be designed to fit the character of the neighborhood. The proposed home in the proposed location will not impact the existing lake views enjoyed by the adjacent properties which determine the average lakeshore setback line. B4."Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties." Economic considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. B5."Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter 78." This condition is not applicable. B6."The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located."This condition is not applicable, as a residential home is an allowed use in the LR-1 B District. The Property is a lakeshore lot; the application of the average lakeshore setback in this circumstance would adversely impact the lake access and views for the Applicants and would result in no added viewshed benefit to the adjacent properties. B7."The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling."This condition is not applicable. B8."The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property."The unique channel shoreline resulting in the severe setback from the lake of the adjacent homes creates difficulties in developing the Property consistent with the other homes in the same neighborhood. B9."The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located."The Property's channel shoreline positioning combined with the 3