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O ' <br />V <br />O O <br />e. - C ITY of ORONO <br />G'' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />3956 <br />kESH04 NO. <br />3.The Orono Plaruling Commission reviewed this application on August 18, 1997 <br />and recommended approval on a vote of 4 to 3. <br />4.The Planning Commission made the following findings of fact: <br />A. The lot is an existing lot of record. <br />B. The lot is 12,754.5 sq. ft. or .29 acres. It does not meet the minimum <br />lot area requirements of the LR-1C district. <br />C. This is an unusual shaped parcel as it is situated in relation to Shoreline <br />Drive and Dunwoody Avenue and Lake Minnetonka. <br />D. The amount of hardcover for the long driveway and turnaround are due <br />to the access being provided from Dunwoody Avenue and the need for <br />safe ingress/egress. <br />4.The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar <br />to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that <br />granting the variances would not adversely affect tra c conditions, light, air nor <br />pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely <br />serve as a convenience to the applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a <br />demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial <br />property right of the applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and <br />intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />5.The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments <br />by the applicants and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety <br />and welfare of the community. <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />80