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D) The location of the ho»’se will provide minimal impact on <br />existing residential development to the west. <br />E) The property was zoned R-lC requiring 1 acre in area at <br />the time the applicants purchased the property 20 years ago. <br />4. The City Council has considered this application including <br />the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, <br />reports by City staff, comments by the applicant and the effect <br />of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the <br />community. <br />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 variance <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 is <br />necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is <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 />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the findings noted above, the <br />Orono City Council hereby grants a variance to Municipal Zoning Code <br />Section 10.28, Subdivision 5 (B) to permit construction of a single <br />family residence on a property that consists of 1.4 acres of dry <br />buildable land instead of the required 2 acres, subject to the <br />following conditions: <br />1. Prior to the City issuing a building permit for new <br />residential construction on this property, the applicant or <br />future owner must have completed the registration of the property <br />submitting proof of the Court's action that would add .42 acres <br />of dry lands to the existing substandard building envelope. <br />T <br />2. On-site septic areas to be protected during construction as <br />these are the only suitable areas on this property for septic <br />development. <br />3. Prior to the development of final building plans for the <br />residentia1 development of this property, the future owner and/or <br />Page 2 of 6