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r <br />CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 5476 <br />c. The proposed pool and its location are not out of character for the immediate <br />neighborhood. Both adjacent neighbors have pools located between the lake <br />and home. <br />d. A hardcover variance is not requested. <br />e. The pool will meet all other zoning district standards. Although the adjacent <br />neighbor to the west has objected to the location of the pool near the property <br />boundary, the pool will not reduce existing lake views enjoyed by that <br />neighbor, and hence the intent and objectives of the average lakeshore setback <br />ordinance are still met if the variance is granted. <br />f. The applicants have proposed a landscape plan to mitigate the impacts of the <br />pool on the adjacent wetland and on the lake. The proposal is attached as <br />Exhibit B. <br />4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by <br />the applicants and the public, and the effect of the proposed variance on the <br />health, safety and welfare of the community. <br />5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar to <br />it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting <br />the variance would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire <br />hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a <br />convenience to the applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable <br />hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the <br />applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code <br />and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants a <br />variance to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1279 Subdivision 6 to allow a pool to be <br />constructed lakeward of the average lakeshore setback, subject to the following conditions: <br />1. Council approval is based on the site plan submitted by the applicants and annotated by <br />. City staff, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A. Any amendments to the site plan <br />which are not in conformity with City codes will require further Planning Commission <br />and City Council review. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />