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gOt�O CITY OF ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> y� NO. 7515 <br /> t`9"ESHO4" <br /> B7."The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling <br /> as a two-family dwelling."This condition is not applicable. <br /> B8."The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br /> property or immediately adjoining property."The 2-acre district setbacks applied to the <br /> small property eliminate all buildable areas. Some of the properties in the <br /> immediate neighborhood have the same setback burden. <br /> B9."The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the <br /> land is located."The Property's challenge of the substandard lot size within the 2- <br /> acre zoning district is shared by the immediate neighborhood, however, is <br /> relatively unique within the RR-1 B zoning district. <br /> B10."The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a <br /> substantial property right of the applicant." There is no legal buildable area on the <br /> Property. Without variances the Property is unbuildable. The absence of a garage <br /> or covered parking area is a difficulty, particularly during the harsh Minnesota <br /> winters. The variances are necessary to preserve the Applicant's preservation and <br /> enjoyment of the Property. <br /> B11. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort or <br /> morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter."Granting of the <br /> requested variances would not impair health, safety, comfort or morals and would be <br /> in keeping with the intent of the zoning code. <br /> B12."The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but <br /> is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty."The variances are necessary and are <br /> not merely for convenience. The Property is unbuildable without variances. <br /> CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS: <br /> Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants the <br /> following variances from Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-420: <br /> • A front yard setback for a new, expanded stoop 22 feet from the front where 50 feet is <br /> required; <br /> • A 5-foot rear yard setback for the garage where a 15-foot setback is required; <br /> • A variance to allow the garage to be set 23.8 feet from the side street where a 50-foot <br /> setback is required; <br /> • A variance for the garage to be 5 feet from the side yard lot line where a 10-foot setback <br /> is permitted; and <br /> 4 <br />