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City of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. <br />The increase in hardcover from 29.1% to 29.3% in <br />the 75-250' zone is justified by the fact that areas of <br />hardcover on the lake side of the house will be removed <br />in favor of additions on the street side of the house. <br />Also, the low percentage of hardcover in the 0-75' zone <br />(1.3%) and the relatively large area of the 0-75' zone, <br />tend to minimize the impact of the slight hardcover <br />increase. Also, applicant is concurrently removing <br />excess unnecessary hardcover in the driveway and <br />planter box areas in order to minimize the hardcover <br />increase. <br />4. The City Council has considered this application <br />including the findings and recommendations of the Planning <br />Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicant <br />and the effect of the proposed variances on the health, <br />safety and welfare of the community. <br />5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on <br />this property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally <br />to c.~.her property in this zoning district; that granting the <br />variances would not adversely affect traffic conditions, <br />light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to <br />neighboring property: would not merely serve as a <br />convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate <br />a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to <br />preserve a substantial property right of the applicant; and <br />would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning <br />Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the findings noted above, the <br />Orono City Council hereby grants variances to Municipal Zoning <br />Code Section 10.22, Subdivisions 1 & 2 to permit the construction <br />of additions to the existing residence, which additions encroach <br />past the average lakeshore setback line where no encroachment is <br />normally allowed and to allow an increase in hardcover from 29.1% <br />to 29.3% in the 75-250' lakeshore setback zone where only 25% <br />hardcover is normally allowed, subject to the following <br />conditions: <br />1. Hardcover on the property in the 75-250' zone shall not <br />exceed 29.3% (7,422 square feet) per the hardcover proposal <br />attached as Exhibit A, and the si"_e plan attached as Exhibit <br />B. The applicants are advised that future proposals to <br />increase hardcover on the property will not be approved, but <br />might be approved only in conjunction with concurrent <br />removals of pre-existing hardcover resulting in no net <br />increase in hardcovi:-r on the property. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />