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■*-Xrr^ ■ • -ri^- t ^ Soiling flln tH19 NOT 7, 19S7 Png* S of S •■ion ■ogoctflng nntoro of Vorlonco Koqooot solotod to Propoood oporto eontor otruetureo rooulto in a x»500%-pluo Torioneo roguoot. mo liordohipo presontod by tho applicant aro, in otoff*o opinion* rorioneoo oro to bo granted to literal proeioiono of the code in inotoneeo where their atriet enforcement would cauoe undue hordohip beoouoe of circumatanceo unique to the individual property undor ooooiderotion*. ptoff would ouggeot that the MacMillan property itoelf in no t uniq|M within Orono* thot there are many auch propertieo of oinilor ao^^ with oinilor prinoipel reoidence otruetureo in the City* each of which yold Dototttiolly roguoot a aimilar atructure. There ia no apparent circuMtanoo unigne to the MaoNillan property (or to moot any property) that ouggeoto n proooed to deny any aimilar atructure on any rural reoidential property. of the property hot to the uae of the property. Staff ouggeoto it ^nuM M appropriato for Council to conaider a code amendmint that relateo allowable eooeooory atructure aite and height to property faetoro auch ao^ lot^ area* oethaoko* and ooreening* all within the framework of a conditional uae. Thio could aloo be applied to bama* atablea* and greenhouaeo. The water table/aoil compoaition hardahip preaented ia only a hardohip when taken in conjunction with the aeathetica of the exioting r*-oidential atructure on the property. Staff believea that neil a^ water faetoro would not* for inatance* prohibit attachment of the airueture to the main reaidance atructure. It could be argued that the propeaed height variance ia neeeaaitated only becauae a relatively lioited building aite waa ehonen* and might not be needed on other aore flexible but lean appealing aitea within the property. iL