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<: <br />I <br />f <br />• •! <br />4. Thm Orono ordinanc# govaming sat back of accaaaory <br />atructuraa fro. tha "front yard- la gaarad to tha nomal <br />poaitloning of a houaa to tha straat, l.a. tha houaa noraal- <br />ly faeaa tha atraat and la located a vary abort dlatanca <br />froB tha atraat. Tha ordinance la intended to help pre- <br />aarve tha character of tha neighborhood ae to not allow <br />accaaaory atructuraa auch aa garagea, ahada, ate. in the <br />•front yard- which can have a detrlaental viaual i«>act to <br />the neighborhood. Hera, tha property la approalMtely 13.5 <br />aerea with tha raaldanca overlooking a aMll pond. The <br />reaidenca ha. it. back to Fox Street (a full 400 feet fro. <br />the .treat), and la barely vlaibl. fro» Fox Street. Clear­ <br />ly, thla aituation doaa not fall within the original and <br />norMl intent of tha ordinance and definition of "front <br />yard." The caretaker houaa and the tennia atructure would <br />be aet back 125 and 150 feat, raapectively, fro* Fox Street. <br />There would be no datriaantal viaual iapect on the neighbor­ <br />hood by allowing a variance froa the -front yard" ordinance. <br />Landacaping which would ahleld the atructure fro« Fox Street <br />haa bean incorporated into tha daaign. <br />For thaaa raaaon. of practical difficulty or hardahip it i. <br />requeatad that all needed variancea (height, aiie, and front <br />ya.-d aatback) be granted to allow the applicanta to con­ <br />struct a caretaker house and tannin atructure on their <br />property, t^ecauaa of tha size of the property and the <br />landacaping design, tha essential character of the neighbor- <br />lioed will not be altered by allowing tha variancea.