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to the current 2 acre requirement in 1975. The property is considered <br />a lot of record in single separate ownership per Section 10.03, <br />Subd v sion 6 A (3) of the Orono Municipal Zoning Code. <br />5. The property cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under <br />conditions allowed by the offical controls. <br />6. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his <br />property not created by the landowner. <br />7. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character <br />of the locality. <br />8. The City Council has considered this application, including the <br />findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by <br />City staff, comments by the applicant, and the effect of the proposed <br />variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. <br />9. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this <br />property are pecular to it and do not apply generally to other <br />property in this zoning district; that granting the variance would not <br />adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air, nor pose a fire <br />hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve <br />as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a <br />demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a <br />substantial property right of the applicant; and would be in keeping <br />with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan <br />of the City. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the findings noted above, the Orono <br />City Council hereby grants a variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section <br />10.28, Subdivision 5 (B) to permit the construction of a single family <br />residence on the 1.37 acre vacant property at 20 Cygnet Place, subject to <br />the following conditions: <br />1. The existing accessory shed shall be moved to a conforming <br />location behind both front lines of the proposed house, prior to <br />issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the house. <br />2. Driveway access shall be to Cygnet Place and shall be located at <br />least 100' south of the intersection of Watertown Road and Cygnet <br />Place. The driveway routing within the property shall be located so <br />as not to interfere with the primary and alternate drainfield sites. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />