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� o� O , O CITY of ORONO �� - �1 � -�� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �'� �� .:�� Gtiti No. 6 3 6 4 ��kESH�g'� 2. The property is located in the RR-1A One Family Rural Residential Zoning District which requires a minimum lot area of 5.0 acres and a minimum lot width of 300'. 3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held on January 21, 2014 and recommended approval of the variance based on the following findings: a. The Property contains 43,512 square feet (1.0 acre) in area and has 149 feet in width. b. Sanitary sewer is not available. c. The substandard area and width of the Property combined with the location of the existing home make it difficult to construct conforming additions or appurtenances. d. The 8' x 8' deck is located at the rear of the home and is in line with an existing patio door. Previously a landing existed outside the patio door. e. The Applicants' request will alleviate a practical difficulty inherent to the Property and not created by the Applicants. f. The Applicants' request will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood and will result in minimal negative impact on adjacent properties. g. The Applicants' request is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the ordinance. h. The Applicants have demonstrated that enforcing the setback provisions of the Zoning Ordinance deprive the Applicants of the reasonable use of the Property. 4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the Applicants and the public, and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. 5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on the Property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting Page 2 of 5