Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 9/12/1988

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PARCEL 3 That part of the Southeast quarter of Section 32, Township 118N, Range 23W, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the South line of said Southeast quarter, 1228 feet West of the Southeast corner thereof; thence West along said South line 140 feet; thence North at right angles to said South line to the public road; thence Southeasterly along said road to its intersection with a line drawn North through the point of beginning at right angles to the South line of said Southeast quarter; thence South to the point of beginning. (Also known as P.I.D. #32-118-23 44 0007); and WHEREAS, for discussion purposes the property has been defined as 3 separate parcels as described above and per Exhibit A attached; and WHEREAS, the applicant .,as applied to the City for variances to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.28, Subdivision 5 (B) to permit the construction of a principal residence structure on a lot containing approximately 1.04 acres or 52% of the required 2.0 acres in area and 140 feet or 70% of the required 200 feet of lot width (Parcel 3); and to further permit the construction of a principal residence structure on a lot containing approximately 0.85 acres or 42.5% of the required 2.0 acres in area and 140 feet or 70% of the required 200 feet of lot width (Parcel 2); and requesting Council approval per Zoning Code Section 10.03, Subdivision 6 (C) to separate non -conforming, undeveloped, substandard, contiguous, unsewered lots of record under common ownership, which separation would result in individual building sites not satisfying the lot area and lot width standards of the Zoning Chapter of the Orono Munc;ipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the application; the recommendations of staff and the Planning Commission; comments of the neighboring property owners; and materials and comments made by the applicant and applicant's attorney. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orono hereby denies the requested lot area and lot width variances and denies the request to separate the commonly owned lots for the property described above based upon one or more of the following findings of fact concerning this property: FINDINGS 1. As of January 1, 1975, the property has been zoned RR-lB, Rural Residential Zoning District, requiring a minimum lot size of 2.0 acres in area and 200 feet minimum width. Based on the required performance standards for the RR-lB zoning district, the proposed use of the property for 2 new residential building sites in addition the one existing building site would require the following variances: Page 2 of 9