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5. G. H. “niere is no land adjacent to this property for applicants to acquire. The property has been assessed for sewer and there has been a principal residence on the property for more than forty years. I The City has received no negative comments from the adjacent neighbors notified of the variance request. J.The steep lakeshore banks will minimize impact of stnicnire upon views from lakeshore. 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 flit 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 substanual property right of the applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicants and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon H^c o; more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants variances to Muniepai Zoning Code Sections 10.22, Subdivisions 2; 10.24, Subdivision 5 (B) and 10.56, Subdivision 16 (C-2) to permit the construction of a new principal on the property granting a 171 s.f. or 1.5% hard^,/ver variance within the 75-250’ setback, lot area variance of 24,534 s.f. or 56.3%. a 40’ or 28.5% lot width variance, a 29' or 83% strwt setback variance and bluff setback variances of 20’ for the principal struemre and 22 for tne deck. Approval is subject to the following conditions: Page 3 of 6