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o o <br />A i' <br />• • V •! <br />A "fV <br />✓ •'< • A' ‘\ .0N <br />CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF ThC Cl FY COUNCIL <br />NO. __ _ ___ <br />7. The following hardships and areas of practical <br />difficulty for justification of the requested variances <br />granted 1987 are as follows: <br />A. As evidenced by the soil samples taken on the <br />pr'>p'»vtyr the water table is very hie;' . Se veral <br />samples indicate that the water lev-^J is '* 1 y 4-5' <br />below the land surface. The overall '?i<;h» of the <br />tennis facility could be reduced hy placing it deeper <br />into the ground but for the level of the water table. <br />Additionalr the composition of the soil also dictates <br />the location of the facility. To move the building <br />from the present designed location would require <br />extensive soil correction. Both the soil composition <br />and water table level are out of control of the <br />applicants. <br />B. The main residential structure is French Provincial <br />in design. To move the tennis facility closer to or <br />attach it to the main residence would severely affect <br />the aesthetics of the residence and thus destroy the <br />architectural Integrity of the building. Great care <br />has been taken to design and landscape tne tennis <br />structure in such a way as make it unobtrusive as <br />possible. To relocate the structure may cause it to be <br />more visible from For Street than it will be in its <br />proposed location. <br />C. Under the City ordinanceSf the construction of a <br />tennis court is permitted use within ^one RR-IB and is <br />considered an "accessory structure'’. The size of a <br />tennis court is approximatexy 60*xl20 ’, for a total of <br />7»200 s.f. It is Impossible to enclose a tennis court <br />(a permitted use) and have .* less than 10,000-12,000 <br />s.f. after taking into ^-cnsideration perimeter area <br />nee'^»'-i ground the court, changing areas and storage. <br />P3ge 3 of 9