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*> . <br />B) Applicants have purchased the only adjacent <br />available property and have increased their lot area to <br />2.006 acres and width to 204'. Applicants have further <br />provided soil testing and septic system design <br />Information to verify that the primary and alternate <br />drainfield sites exist on the property. The fact that <br />there is a house on the property already is more <br />compelling in favor of granting of the variance than if <br />the property was vacant. <br />C) A residence can be constructed on the property <br />meeting all setback iequirements. However, a side <br />setback variance is requested strictly for the purpose <br />of maximizing the separation distance between the <br />alternate mound drainfield site and the residence. <br />Because the general groundwater flow of treated <br />effluent away from mound system will be towards the <br />house, maximizing the separation will decrease the <br />potential for possible wet basement problems. <br />D) The neighboring residence to the south is <br />approximately 100' from the applicants' existing <br />residence. The proposed house location with a 10' side <br />setback variance yields a 150' separation. The new <br />house location will tend to increase the perceived <br />openness of the neighborhood rather than increasing the <br />perceived density. <br />4. The City Council has considered this application <br />Includi' j the findings and recommendatic. ; of the Planning <br />Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the <br />applicants and the effect of the proposed variances on the <br />health, safety and welfare of the community. <br />5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on <br />this property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally <br />to other property in this zoning district; that granting the <br />variance swould not adversely affect traffic conditions, <br />light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to <br />neighboring property; would not merely serve as a <br />convenience to the applicants, but is necessary to <br />alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is <br />necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the <br />applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and <br />intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the <br />City. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />I