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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLinON OF THE CITT COUNCIL <br />NO 83-0 <br />11. <br />12. <br />13. <br />14. <br />15. <br />The property docs not meet the required area for the zoning district for single <br />family residential use and would now be required to provide all improvements <br />needed to support two residential units. <br />The property is located within a sensitive local watershed that produces <br />downstream drainage problems during wet periods and there is a need to maintain <br />namral ground cover to treat and absorb surface runoff during these wet periods. <br />Further, the City has received testimony from neighboring property owners that <br />an increase in hardcover on applicant’s property would exacerbate existmg <br />drainag e problems. <br />The configuration of the property is such that adding parking spaces to the site <br />would either create traffic safety hazards (if spaces were added for access from <br />Blaine Avenue), or unreasonably intrude on the use of neighbormg property (if <br />spaces were added to existing spaces accessing the property from Livmgston <br />Avenue). <br />On September 20, 1993. the Orono Planning Commission voted to recommend <br />approval of the conditional use permit based on the following findings. <br />The use had existed prior to creation of the single family zoning district <br />through to present times without interruption. <br />b.The struemre had contained three residential units but applicant seefo <br />approval of two permanent units resulting in a less intense use of the <br />propert}'. <br />The Council finds that the conditions existmg on this property are <br />and do not appiv generally to other property in this zoiung distnct; that grantmg <br />the variance would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor poM a <br />fire hazard or other danger to neighboring propemes. would not merely se^e as <br />a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable <br />hardship or difficulty; is necessary to <br />applicant; and would be in keeping with the spint and mtent of the Zonmg Code <br />and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />tmm iXi » <br />... .r.