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• <br />0 <br />CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 5474 <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #06-3192. <br />2. The property is located in the LR -1B Zoning District which requires a <br />minimum lot area of 1 acre and a minimum lot width of 140 feet. <br />3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held <br />on May 15, 2006 and recommended approval of the variances based on the <br />following findings: <br />a. The lot is a legal lot of record created prior to adoption of the current <br />Zoning Ordinance minimum area and width lot requirements. The property <br />is .58 acres in area and has 55 feet in width at the shoreline and at the 75 <br />foot setback. <br />b. The lot is provided with City sewer. <br />c. The owners are not able to acquire additional property to meet minimum <br />lot width and area requirements. <br />d. A house has existed on the lot since 1900 and on the adjacent lots since <br />1955 and 1951. <br />e. The proposed residence meets all other Zoning Ordinance requirements <br />with respect to hardcover setbacks, lot coverage by structures, and building <br />height. <br />4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, <br />comments by the owners and the public, and the effect of the proposed <br />variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. <br />5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar <br />to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that <br />granting the variances would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />