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property owner or the neighborhood, since there are other similarly situated detached garages in the neighborhood. G. Planning Commission finds that the reconfiguration of the garage stalls to enter the east side of the garage, and the concurrent construction of a new driveway/parking area to the east of the garage structure, will have minimal hardcover impact and will not cause a nonconforming hardcover problem, but will result in hardcover in the 75-250' zone at a level less than 20%, where 25% hardcover would be allowable. H. Planning Commission recommends that further parking within the right- of-way be discouraged by requiring that the applicant remove the existing concrete apron located within the right-of-way of Casco Circle. 4. The 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 effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. 5. 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 affect 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 necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants a variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.03, Subdivision 9(D) to allow the existing detached garage plus the proposed additions to be located 0.2 ’ from the street lot line where a 10’ street setback would normally be required, and a variance to Section 10.03, Subdivision 9(E) to allow the proposed 1,000 s.f. footprint building to be located at setbacks ranging from .2 ’ to 9.3’ from Page 3 of 7