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12. The property o^»ncr has conchideJ th?» !he market value of the property as a single hutldii^ Site docs not provide him auv’^uaie compensation \shen selling the property, and reqiicsts approval for two building sites Zoning C^xle Section 10.06, Subdivision 3 (A-4i states that "economic consideratwns alone shall not constitute an undue hardship it reasonable use f».'r the propertv exists under the terms of this Chapter" Reasonable uses for the property include use as a single building site, which use w^^uld be allowed by the Zoning Chapter 13 While the average developed lot size in the Hillside Park subdivision is approximately one acre in the two minimum LR-IA zone, existing properties to the sf.Hith. west, and iuMth of this subdivision have substantially larger acreages. Although the zi>ning district Kvundary between the LR-IB one acre and LR-IA two acre zones is near the property, the property does not abut the one acre zone, and iiKlividually would not be a reasonable cxiemion of that zone without including adjacent properties on the west side of Westlake Street 14 Two existing lakcshore lots on Westlake Street were recently combined to create a I 4 acre building site In the future, additional properties along this shoreline could be purchased together and combined to create more useable building sites. It w(vuld be consistent if Lots 10, 11 and 12 were combined mio one building site. 15 The Stubbs Bay area including Lots 10. 11 and 12 was not zoned by the town of Orono until July 10, 1950 at which time the "Stubbs Bay District" was created with required minimum building lot area of one acre. The City Assessor s records indicate the resideiKe structure on Lot 10 was built in 1951. The City has no apparent record of w hen the cabins were constructed In 1967. while the property was zoned one acre, a prior owner proposed a subdivision very similar to that proposed now, resulting in two lots of approximately one acre each. That subdivision was tabled bv the City Council and no final action to approve such subdivis- i ever occurred. In 1975 as part of the City-w ide rezoning, the propeny (and much of the Stubbs Bay area) was rezoned LR-L\ Single Family Lakeshore Residential, two acre minimum lot size, which zoning is currently in etteci. 16 Approval of this subdivision with the required lot area variances would set a negative precedent and could result m pressures for higher density development in Orono s two acre zone. Page 6 of 9