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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />NO. 7515 <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />intent of the Ordinance. The variances requested to allow construction of the <br />detached garage and expanded front stoop within the front, side, side street, and <br />rear yard setbacks are reasonable considering the extremely limited buildable area <br />of the Property. The hardcover variance resulting in a reduction is also necessary. <br /> <br />B2. “Variances shall only be permitted . . . when the variances are consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan.” The variances supporting residential improvements within a <br />residential zone are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />B3. “Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are <br />practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. ‘Practical difficulties,’ as used in <br />connection with the granting of a variance, means that: <br /> <br />a. The property owner in question proposes to use the property in a reasonable <br />manner, however, the proposed use is not permitted by the official controls. The <br />Applicant’s proposals for an expanded front stoop and detached garage <br />are reasonable on the residentially zoned property. The setbacks result in <br />no buildable area on the site. <br /> <br />b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not <br />created by the landowner. The owner did not create difficulties on the <br />Property; and <br /> <br />c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality.” The <br />proposed improvements will not adversely impact the character of the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />B4. “Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties.” Economic <br />considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> <br />B5. “Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight <br />for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as <br />defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter <br />78.” This condition is not applicable. <br /> <br />B6. “The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under <br />Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is <br />located.” This condition is not applicable, as residential improvements are allowed <br />on a residential lot within the RR-1B District. <br /> <br />108