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�OAO CITY OF ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> �� NO. 7527 <br /> r-/ktsH0°. <br /> a. The property owner in question proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner, <br /> however, the proposed use is not permitted by the official controls. <br /> The property owner has limited use of the site with the existing single-family home <br /> with an attached two (2)-stall garage located almost entirely within the 75-foot <br /> lakeyard setback. The proposed deck replacing a paved area is reasonable. . This <br /> criterion is met. <br /> b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created <br /> by the landowner. <br /> The existing house was built by previous owners. The lot is a peninsula with <br /> lakeshore on three(3) sides limiting the building envelope on the site. The existing <br /> nonconformities are not the result of the current property owner's actions. This <br /> criterion is met. <br /> c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." <br /> The proposed variance resulting in the construction of a deck where a current patio <br /> and landscaping is located will not alter the character of the neighborhood. The <br /> lot is wooded and would have limited visible impact from the lake. This criterion is <br /> met. <br /> 4. "Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties." Economic <br /> considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> 5. "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 /> 6. "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 a residential home is a permitted use in the <br /> LR-1 B District. <br /> 7. "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 /> 3 <br />