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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7515 4 B7. “The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling.” This condition is not applicable. B8. “The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property.” The 2-acre district setbacks applied to the small property eliminate all buildable areas. Some of the properties in the immediate neighborhood have the same setback burden. B9. “The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located.” The Property’s challenge of the substandard lot size within the 2- acre zoning district is shared by the immediate neighborhood, however, is relatively unique within the RR-1B zoning district. B10. “The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant.” There is no legal buildable area on the Property. Without variances the Property is unbuildable. The absence of a garage or covered parking area is a difficulty, particularly during the harsh Minnesota winters. The variances are necessary to preserve the Applicant’s preservation and enjoyment of the Property. B11. “The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort or morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter.” Granting of the requested variances would not impair health, safety, comfort or morals and would be in keeping with the intent of the zoning code. B12. “The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty.” The variances are necessary and are not merely for convenience. The Property is unbuildable without variances. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS: Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants the following variances from Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-420: • A front yard setback for a new, expanded stoop 22 feet from the front where 50 feet is required; • A 5-foot rear yard setback for the garage where a 15-foot setback is required; • A variance to allow the garage to be set 23.8 feet from the side street where a 50-foot setback is required; • A variance for the garage to be 5 feet from the side yard lot line where a 10-foot setback is permitted; and 109