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6. 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 alfect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a tire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the applicants, 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 variances to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.25, Subdivision 6 (B) to permit the removal of the existing resideiKC. deck aiKl detached garage and construction of a new residence, deck and detached garage on a lot of area 0.46 acre where a 0.50 lot area is normally required, and on a lot of width 75' where a 100' lot width is normally required; and grants a variance to Section 10.22, Subdivision 1 to allow the new residence and deck to be constructed lakeward of the defiiKd average setback line, and grants a variance to Sections 10.22, Subdivision 2 and 10.56, Subdivision 16 (L) to allow 35.0% hardcover in the 75-250’ zone where only 25% hardcover is normally allowed, and to allow 60% hardcover in the 250-500’ zone where only 30% hardcover is normally allowed; and grants a variance to Section 10.25, Subdivision 6 (B) to allow the new resideixre sirucmre and deck to be legated 9.5' from the north and south side lot lines where a 10 ’ side setback is normally required; subject to the following conditions: 1.The proposed new residence and deck shall not be located within the 0-75’ lakeshore setback zone, and no hardcover will be allowed in the 0-75’ zone. Hardcover in the 75-250’ zone shall be limited to 4,600 s.f. (35.0%) per the diagram and schedule attached as Exhibit A. Funher, hardcover in the 250-500’ zone shall be limited to 750 s.f. (60.0%) per the schedule and diagram attached in Exhibit A. Applicant is advised that any future proposals to add hardcover to the property beyond the levels approved in this resolution will require an additional variance application, and might be approved only with concurrent removals of existinc hardcover to result in no net hardcover increase. Page 4 of 7