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FILE #LA23-000052 September 18, 2023 Page 2 of 4 LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Section 78-330 – Accessory Building Setbacks: RR-1A District Accessory Building > 1,000 s.f. Required Proposed Front/Street 100’ 850’ Rear 100’ 350’ North Side 50’ 138’ South Side 100’ 515’ *Accessory buildings may not be located streetward of the principal building. Section 78-350 – Lot Area/Width: RR-1A District Lot Area Lot Width Required 217,800 s.f. (5.0 acres) 300’ Actual 1,297,369 s.f. (29.65 acres) 1,458’ Section 78-1434 – Accessory Building Size Restrictions: Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage 1,297,369 s.f. (29.65 acres) Allowed: 17,424.6 s.f. (1.3% of total lot area) Proposed: 2,800 s.f. (0.02%) Applicable Regulations: Accessory Building Placement Variance (Section 78-1440) The City Code limits the placement of oversized accessory buildings to behind the principal building or home. The rural districts within the City (RR-1A, RR-1B) allow construction of accessory building streetward of the home if they have less than a 1,000 square foot footprint. The proposed accessory building has a footprint of 2,800 square feet and therefore requires a variance in order to be constructed streetward of the principal building. Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 78-123) In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider recommending approval for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances where their strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning Code. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. §216C.06, subd. 14, when in harmony with this chapter. The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under this chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located. The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. According to MN §462.357 Subd. 6(2) variances shall only be permitted when: 1. The variance is in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the Ordinance. The variance for