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CITYof ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. /I 0 Q 4 3. 4. 5. 6. The proposed plat consists of three residential lots each meeting the minimum lot standard requirements of the RR-IA, Single Family Rural Residential Zoning District, except as follows: A.Lot 1 contains approximately 4.8 acres of dry buildable land and 17.5 acres of wetland. No additional adjacent land is available for purchase, and the only additional land available to the subdividers is within the property but separated from Lot 1 by County Road 6. B.Lot 1 does not meet the defined minimum 300’ lot width requirement as measured at the rear line of the defined front yard. Lot 1 has a defined lot width of approximately 280'. No additional adjacent land is available to increase the lot width to a conforming status. The granting of lot area and width variances for Lot 1 is justified by the fact that Lot 1 contains an existing residence and accessory building meeting all required lot line setbacks without the need for further variances, that Lot 1 contains the necessary primar>' and alternate drainfield sites to support septic system needs, and the fact that the only additional lands available for inclusion with Lot 1 are across County Road 6. The Council notes further that the granting of a lot area variance for a new subdivision in Orono is highly unusual and in this case only justified by the unique geographic relationship between the existing underlying tax parcel and the County and City roadways which have been developed within it over many years. Lot 3 is a 'through' lot subject to conditional use permit for placement of any accessory structures. All lots have been found to have adequate and suitable soils for on-site septic treatment facilities providing both a primary and alternate site for each of the three lots. Lot 1 has a nonconforming septic system which under current City code must be replaced by December 31, 2007. i Page 2 of 7