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6. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this <br />property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally to <br />other property in thi-. zoning district; that granting the <br />variance would not adversely affe^*- traffic conditions, <br />light, air nor posi a fire hazard or other danger to <br />neighboring property; would not merely serve as a <br />convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate <br />a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to <br />preserve a substantial property right of the applicant; and <br />would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning <br />Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby <br />grants variances to Municipal Zoning Code Sections 10.22, Subdivisions <br />1 and 2; 10.55, Subdivision 8; and 10.56, Subdivision 16 (L), to <br />permit the construction of additions to the existing residence which <br />result in hardcover in the 0-75' lakeshore setback zone of 7.2% where <br />no hardcover is normally allowed, 40.5% hardcover in 75-250' setback <br />zone where only 25% hardcover is normally allowed, and structural <br />encroachment in the 0-75' zone yielding a structure setback of 60' <br />from the shoreline where a 75' setback is normally required and no <br />structure is normally allowed, subject to the following conditions: <br />1. Applicant shall adhere to the "Plan D" grading plan (Exhibit <br />"B" attached) and shall adhere to any modifications <br />recommended by the City Engineer. <br />2. Hardcover in the 0-75' zone is approved at a level of 7.2%. <br />Hardcover in the 75-250' zone is approved at a level of <br />40.5%. Hardcover in the 250-500' zone is approved at 23.3%. <br />All existing and proposed hardcover approved with this <br />variance approval is recorded in the calculation worksheet <br />and diagram included in Exhibit "B". The current property <br />owner and all future owners of this property are placed on <br />notice that hardcover shall not be increased above the <br />currently approved level and any proposed improvements of <br />this property that will result in additional hardcover must <br />be approved by the City. Such approval may result in a <br />requirement for concurrent equivalent or greater removal of <br />existing hardcover. All existing hardcover scheduled for <br />Page 3 of 8