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City of ORONO -RESOLUTION OF TI+? CITY COUNCIL NO. 1813 The exist g boathouse on the nsidered a no., -conforming structure the pertinent ordinances. property is and subject to 4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicant and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. 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 variance 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 pre- serve 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 the Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 to permit the construction of a garage addition with concurrent removal of existing hardcover resulting in no net increase of hardcover on the property, subject to the following conditions: 1. Applicant shall remove an area of hardcover in an amount equal to the amount of additional hardcover to be added with the garage proposal (150 square feet). In addition, at such time that the proposed driveway backup apron is constructed, an amount of existing hardcover equal to the hardcover added at that time (approximately 300 square feet) shall be re- moved. At no time shall the total hardcover on the property exceed the amount of hardcover existing at the date of this variance approval. 2. The applicant is placed on notice that the existing hardcover on 7/22/85 is 2347 square feet or 25.61 in the 0- 75' zone where 0• is normally allowed and 4640 square feet or 41.8% in the 75-�:50' zone where only 25% is normally allowed, and that future proposals for additional hardcover may not be approved and might be approved only with con- current removals of existing hardcover. 3. The applicant is placed on notice that the existing boathouse structure in the 0-75' zone is considered a non- conforming structure and is subject to the pertinent ordinances.