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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 jx)se a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely ser\e as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessai^' to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty, is necessarv 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 variances to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10,23, Subdivision 6(B) to allow a street setback of 8' for a house and attached garage where a 50' street setback is normally required; and a variance to Sections 10.22. Subdivision 2, 10.55, Subdivision 8. and 10.56, Subdivision 16(C) and 16(L) to allow additional structute and hardcover to he constructed in the 0-75' lakeshore setback zone where no st. .icture or hardcover is normally allowed; and a variance to Section 10.56, Subdivision 16(C) to allow additional construction as near as 49' to the shoreline of a Recreational Development lake where a 100' lake setback for structures is normally required; and a variance to Sections 10.22. Subdivision 1(B) and 10.56, Subdivision 16(C) to allow encroachment of the average lakeshore setback where no such encroach-’-.cm is normally allowed; and variances to Sections 1C.56. Subdivision 16 (C) and 16(J) to allow structures, filling and excavating within the bluff impact zone where no structures, filling or excavating is normally allowed, subject to the following conditions: 1.Any future revisions to the approved site plan which increase the degree or magnitude of variances required or in the opinion of City staff con.stitute substantial changes from the intent of this approval, shall subject the application to furll'cr Citv review. Page 4 of 9