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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 7577 C2. Variances shall only be permitted when the variances are consistent with the comprehensive plan; the Plan allows for residential use and a single-family residence on the Property. The variance from the conditional use standards for keeping farm animals, which is accessory to the residential use, is consistent with the Plan; and C3. Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. 'Practical difficulties,' as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that: a. The property owner in question proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner; the proposal for Farm Animals on a lot that is well screened from adjacent properties in the area appears to be reasonable; and b. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner; the 0.77 acre Property is unplatted. The Property's substandard size is unique within the district, creating a difficulty not created by the Owner, and C. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality; allowing pigeons on the nonconforming -sized lot is not anticipated to alter the character of the area. C4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties; economic considerations were not found to be a factor in the variance approval determination; and C5. Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth -sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter 78; this condition is not applicable; and C6. The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located; this condition is not applicable as farm animals are permitted as a conditional use in LR-1A zoning district; and C7. The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one -family dwelling as a two-family dwelling; this condition is not applicable; and C8. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property; the Property and its similarly -sized neighbors to the north are in a peculiar location for substandard lots. Although each property is 53