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5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the variances would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants a variance to Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.23 Subdivision 6 (B) to allow a side setback of 10' for the garage/bedroom/bath addition and a side setback of 27' for the sunroom addition, where 30' side setbacks are normally required, and grants a variance to Sections 10.22, Subdivision 2 and 10.56, Subdivision 16 (L) to allow hardcover in the 75-250' lakeshore setback zone at 26.7% where only 25% hardcover is normally allowed, subject to the following conditions: 1. Hardcover in the 75-250' zone shall not exceed 5,425 s.f. or 26.7% per the hardcover schedule and diagram attached to this resolution as Exhibit B. All hardcover to be removed in the existing deck area shall be removed prior to footing inspection for the new sunroom. Occupancy of the new v garage/bedroom/bath addition shall not occur until the existing detached garage, blacktop driveway and sidewalk have been removed. Applicant is advised that any future proposals for hardcover in the 75-250' zone will require a variance ,. application, and might be approved only in conjunction with concurrent removals of existing hardcover, resulting in no hardcover increase. '. 2. The new driveway to be located along the north lot line shall be constructed no closer than 5' from the north lot line to allow for snow storage, etc. r 3 1. 3. A permit for the garage/bedroom/bath addition shall not be issued by the City until such time that municipal sewer is available for connection to the property Page 3 of 6