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8.The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, <br />but is necessar}' to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. <br />Without the granting of variances, the allowable building pad is triangular in shape <br />and consists of approximately 500 s.f The building pad dimensions and size make <br />constructing a residence conforming to zoning requirements impossible. The survey <br />(Attachment FI) shows the allowable building pad according to required setbacks. <br />Issues <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br />The zoning lot is .17 acre where I acre is required. The lot width is 59' at the 929.4' <br />OHWL and 60' at the 75' setback where 140' is required. <br />There is no adjacent land that could be purchased and combined with the lot by the <br />applicant to better conform to zoning requirements. <br />Although the lot was not assessed for a sewer unit in 1971, the presence of a "Y" for a <br />future sewer stub may indicate that it was the applicant's intent to build upon the lot <br />sometime in the future. While the property was assessed for footage, it was not assessed <br />for a sewer unit. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />A shed existed on this property as of 1958. It is unclear what happened to the structure, <br />which is no longer present. It does not appear that a residence ever existed on the <br />property. <br />The proposed residence would be constructed at the low'est allowable elevation, 932.5'. <br />No basement would be constructed. All habitable and storage areas would be above <br />ground. <br />The lift station on the northeast portion of the lot was installed incorrectly in 1971. The <br />lift station was proposed to be located in the far northeast comer of the lot, it was <br />mistakenly located 30' west into the lot. The lift station was also not to protrude above <br />ground level, but it is 28" above ground level. The applicant was to be compensated for <br />the errors and a utility easement. The conditions to be met are attached in a letter <br />from the applicant's attorney dated June 9, 1972 (Attachment L2). Attachment LI is a <br />memorandum from Orono's city attorney to the Mayor and City Council recommending <br />the settlement proposed by the applicant. The minutes from the City Council meeting of <br />June 12. 1972, when the City Council voted unanimously to accept the settlement is also <br />included as Attachment M. <br />it22 96 Robert Bredeson <br />1395 Rest Point Road <br />Variances <br />1/20/9S <br />Page 5