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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 6 3 8 3 <br />3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held on <br />March 17, 2014 and voted 6 for and O against on a motion to recommend <br />approval of the variances and CUP to allow the new 2,400 square foot seasonal <br />cabin to be constructed on the Property and to allow the 700 square foot existing <br />cabin to remain. The Planning Commission finds that the following factors <br />support the granting of the requested variances and CUP: <br />a. The Property contains 68,612 square feet in area (1.57 acre) and has a <br />defined width of 321 feet at the lake and 266-feet at the 75-foot setback. <br />b. The existing 700 square foot cabin has existed on the Property since the <br />1940's. <br />c. The new 2,400 square foot seasonal cabin will meet all applicable setbacks. <br />d. The Big Island Record Lot status granted by Resolution No. 2146 gave an <br />assurance to owner of this substandard sized property that their property <br />could be developed without variances for uses considered to be a basic right <br />of ownership on Big Island. <br />e. Record Lot Resolution No. 2146 was adopted in 1987 and states that the <br />Property can be used for the following uses subject to strict compliance with <br />all building codes, septic treatment codes, and zoning codes: <br />i. One-family seasonal recreational use without a structure (i.e. dock, <br />campsite, etc); or <br />ii. One new seasonal dwelling may be built; or <br />iii. An existing seasonal dwelling may be used, improved, expanded or <br />replaced. <br />f. The Record Lot status does not itself permit an intensification of uses. <br />g. The CUP is required in order to permit an accessory cabin over 600 square <br />feet. <br />h. The Applicants have proposed to keep the existing 700 square foot guest <br />cabin. A lot area variance is required in order to construct the new seasonal <br />cabin as the Property does not meet the 5.0 acre minimum requirement to <br />permit an accessory guest cabin. <br />i. The Applicants are investigating the feasibility of septic system sites to serve <br />both the existing and proposed cabins on the Property. Conformance with the <br />Page 2 of 6