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,cLOAT CITY <br /> NO. 7 OF 4os ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> A", <br /> 4kEs H O' <br /> B3."Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are <br /> practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. `Practical difficulties,' as used in <br /> connection with the granting of a variance, means that: <br /> a. The property owner in question proposes to use the property in a reasonable <br /> manner, however, the proposed use is not permitted by the official controls. The <br /> request for variances supporting construction of a new residence on the <br /> substandard lot is reasonable. <br /> b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not <br /> created by the landowner. The substandard lot size is an existing condition, there <br /> is no available land with which to make the Property more conforming. The <br /> restricted roadway and substandard lot size are challenges not created by the <br /> owners. There should be consideration for variances for the Property which is <br /> substandard in area and hardcover requirements. The project has been designed <br /> with an effort toward limiting the additional hardcover without sacrificing <br /> functionality; and <br /> c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." The <br /> variances are requested in order to permit construction of a new home in a <br /> conforming footprint, which is reasonable. <br /> B4."Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties." Economic <br /> considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> B5."Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight <br /> for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as <br /> defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter <br /> 78." This condition is not applicable. <br /> B6."The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under <br /> Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is <br /> located." This condition is not applicable, as a single-family residence is an allowed use in <br /> the LR-1C District. <br /> B7."The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling <br /> as a two-family dwelling."This condition is not applicable. <br /> B8."The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br /> property or immediately adjoining property." The Property's substandard size and parking <br /> difficulties also apply to many of the properties in the immediate neighborhood. The <br /> 3 <br />