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5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this <br />property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other <br />property in this zoning district; that granting the variances <br />would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor <br />pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would <br />not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but are <br />necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; are <br />necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the <br />applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of <br />the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />6. The City Council finds that granting a conditional use <br />permit to allow the guest apartment use will not be detrimental <br />to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public, would <br />not adversely affect light, air, nor pose a fire hazard or other <br />danger to neighboring properties, nor will it depreciate <br />surrounding property values and that the proposed level of use of <br />the property will be in keeping with the intent and objectives of <br />the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby <br />grants a variance to the Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.22, <br />Subdivision 1 to allow additional structure to encroach past the <br />average lakeshore setback line where no encroachment is normally <br />allowed, and grants a variance to Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 to <br />allow 28.9% hardcover in the 75-250’ zone where only 25% is normally <br />allowed, and grants a conditional use permit per Municipal Zoning Code <br />Section 10.03, Subdivision 3 (G) ii, subject to the following <br />conditions; <br />1. The second dwelling unit is allowed as a guest apartment <br />only, to be used for relatives and non-paying guests of the <br />property owner. The unit may not be rented out. <br />2. Conditional use permit authority granted by this resolution <br />runs expressly and solely with the current property owners, Mr. <br />and Mrs. Richard W. Brown, and their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. <br />and Mrs. Rick Brown, with the intent that Mr. end Mrs. Rick Brown <br />will be providing the guest apartment for the seasonal use of Mr. <br />and Mrs. Richard W. Brown or other family-members or non-paying <br />guests. At such time that the property is no longer owned by <br />either of the above mentioned parties, the guest apartment use <br />shall cease. Any subsequent property owner would have to reapply <br />Page 3 of 7