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I) J) The Council finds that granting of the proposed lot area variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort, morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of the code. A strict enforcement of the minimum lot area of 2 acres in each of the two proposed lots under the above noted circumstances unique to the property would cause applicant "undue hardship". The guiding principals of the land use regulations of Orono are the avoidance of excessive intensive land development and the threat to public health which occurs with excessive crowing of private sewage disposal systems on substandard building sites, as stated in Municipal Code Section 10.01. The City recognizes chat the creation of larger lot sizes in unsewered areas is m.andatory and that on site disposal systems must not be allowed on any site of less than 2 acres. Juxtaposed on the concerns over private sewage disposal systems is the "urbanization spiral" that results from the rapid extension of municipal sewer services into rural areas. The resulting "development paradox" is of paramount concern to the public and is a primary factor of the formulation of land use policy in Orono. The Council would not adversely affect Che spirit, purpose and intent of the code in the RR-IB classification by granting the applicant's request for a lot area variance. Granting the variance request would provide a basis to allow the property to be subdivided into two lots, a 1 acre lot for the existing sewered residence and a 2* acre new unsewered building site. The new building site would meet all of the current zoning regulations of the RR-IB District, including all City on-site sewage treatment requirements. Granting the variance request does not create any new, substandard building sites. Page 4 of 9