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Jfr- D. E. F. H. The garage and storage above are the only storage areas on the property that contains a small residence with two small closets and no basement area. Deck is deteriorating and unsafe. The deck has been designed so that access is provided at four doors that open out onto the deck. The redesign results in a reduction of 172.1 s.t. ot deck area. There is a need to retain as much off street parking on this property as there is no parking on Crystal Bay Road. 3.500 s.f of City road encroaches the property via a prescriptive easement. The majority of the lot is located within the 0-75' setback area (7,8.>0 s.t. in the 0-75’; 3,200 s.f in the 75-250' setback area). 4. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the variance would not adversely alTect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessar>' to preserve a substantial properly right of the applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. 5. 1 he City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicant and the efiec; of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hercbj urants variances to Municipal Zoning Code Sections listed above to permit the reconstruction of a deck at the lake and west sides of the e.xisting residence and to approve structural repair to an existing detached garage subject to the following conditions: Pace 3 of7