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Hardships <br />January 15, 1993 <br />Page Two <br />HARDSHIP n <br />Lot H and Lot #6 are adjacent lots to the subject property. Both lots are sloping grade "walk ­ <br />out" lots, and therefore by Sec. 10.75, Subd. 3 of the adopted ordinances are allowed a total <br />building height of 42', which if the roofs were gabled, the measurement is taken to the average <br />mean point of the roof. <br />Lot #6 (currently under construction) is setback 50'-0" from Old Beach Road for best case <br />soils. The total building height is 30'-0" as measured from the front yard existing grade, and <br />is 39'-0" as measured from the back yard existing grade. <br />Lot 1^5 (The Proposed Subject Residence) is setback 267' 0" from Old Beach Road for best <br />case soils. The total building height is 34'-10" as measured from the lowest grade; this height <br />is consistent around all elevations of the proposed building. <br />Lot H (completed Parade of Homes ’92 model) is setback 3Q'-Q!. froni Old Beach Road tor <br />best case soils. The total building height is 30'-0" as m^ured from the front yard existing <br />grade, and is 4l'-0" as measured from Uie back yard existing grade. <br />The proposed building on Lot #5 will actually be 6'-0” lower than the adjacent lot residency. <br />The proposed residence is not relatable, in terms of height and scale, to any man-made <br />physical structure or improvement, see plate !f\ and #2. <br />H ardship <br />The Marsh at Lafayette is a total seven lot platted development. Lot #5, ^e subject property <br />reauesting variance, is the only on-grade site of the development which is restricts by city <br />ordinance to a total building height of 30'-0" and not subject to a 12-0 height addition ^ <br />ouUined in Section 10.75 subdivision 3 of the city ordinance. Hypotheti^ly, the <br />improvement on 1-ot should be the shortest building of the development, regardless ot its <br />setback, grade elevations, and design. <br />HARDSHIP #4 <br />Adopted City Ordinances of the City of Orono are not conducive to building a tradition^ <br />Colonial residence exemplary of the true style; two and a half story building, high rloor to <br />floor ceilings, raised front portico entry, shed rtxif design with attic/storage spa^, an <br />clerestory basement windows. A walkout lot is the only site scenario on which a coloni^ <br />home might be able to exist in the City of Orono, although a walk out lot is not suited for the <br />traditional colonial stvle.