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CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 8 7 19 2. 3. The property is located in the LR-IB, Single Family Lakeshore Residential Zoning District, requiring 1 acre in area and 140' of lot width. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on January 16, 1996 and further reviewed revisions to the application on April 15, 1996 and recommended approval of the proposed variances based upon the following findings: A. The propert>' currently contains a small 600 s.f. house and no garage, yet the property already exceeds the 25% 75-250 ’ hardcover limit due to the ext'-emely small lot area and narrowness of the lot. B. The proposed house and attached two car garage will comprise of 1,492 s.f of structural footprint on the property, meeting the 1,500 s.f. limitation for lot coverage on extremely small lots established in zoning code Section 10.03, Subdivision 14 (C). C. The proposed house is located less than the normal 30' required setback from Highwood Road in order to minimize the amount of hardcover needed for driveway. The proposed 40% hardcover in the 75-250 ’ zone is not dissimilar from the hardcover percentages on other properties in the neighborhood. Further, no hardcover is proposed for the 0-75’ zone, and overall hardcover on the property is proposed at 22.9%, within the 25% standard of the DNR. D. The west side setback of 9.5' only occurs at a midpoint comer of the proposed house, while the majoriw of the structure will meet the 10’ west side setback requirement. Further, the proposed construction has been revised such that the setback beuveen the proposed attached garage and the detached garage on the neighboring properU' exceeds the 10 minimum structure-to-structure setback requirement. F The proposed 8' east side setback, including a 10'x2' cantilevered segment approximately 6’ from the east side lot line, is necessary in order to maintain a functional house width for room layout. The house in total Page 2 of 6