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/O O <br /> b CITY of ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> NO. s o <br /> 4. Proposed hardcover on the property is 252 s.f.or 3.27%in the 0-75'zone,and 4,797 <br /> s.f. or 33.54%in the 75-250' zone. Proposed lot coverage by structures is 11.7 <br /> well below the 15 %maximum allowed. <br /> 5. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application on March 18,2002 and <br /> recommended approval of the requested variance as presented on a vote of 7-0, <br /> conditioned upon removal of the deck portion of the 252 s.f. stairway/deck <br /> system located near the lakeshore in the 0-75'zone. The deck portion comprises 120 <br /> s.f. of hardcover to be removed, leaving 132 s.f. of stairway in the 0-75'zone. <br /> 6. The City Council makes the following findings of hardship and justification in <br /> regards to this application: <br /> a. The existing residence is in a non-conforming location because it is partially <br /> within the 0-75'zone, and because it encroaches past the average lakeshore <br /> setback defined by the locations of the two abutting lakeshore residence <br /> structures. Applicants propose to remove the nonconforming residence and <br /> replace it with a new residence,attached garage and decks located completely <br /> outside of the 0-75' zone and behind the defined average lakeshore setback <br /> line, resulting in a conforming residence location, but still resulting in an <br /> excess of hardcover in the 75-250'zone. <br /> b. Potential methods to reduce hardcover in the 75-250'zone include reducing <br /> the footprint of the proposed residence and garage; moving the proposed <br /> residence and garage nearer the street; and reducing the size of the driveway. <br /> C. The proposed footprint of house and garage at 2,565 s.f.or 11.7%of lot area <br /> is not excessive for a conforming lot in the LR-1C District. <br /> d. Keeping the proposed residence relatively in line with adjacent lakeshore <br /> residences will avoid a `domino' effect which would negatively affect the <br /> neighbors' average Lakeshore setbacks. <br /> e. Moving the proposed house and garage closer to the road could have a <br /> negative impact on applicants'views of the lake which would be impeded by <br /> the location of existing neighboring homes which are both conforming or <br /> nearly conforming to the 75' Lakeshore setback. <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br />