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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />6550 NO. _________ _ <br />variances are necessary to allow redevelopment of the Property for <br />preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the owners. <br />I). The proposal centers the home on the Property and will not alter the essential <br />character of the locality. <br />m). The granting of the proposed variances will not in any way impair health, safety, <br />comfort or morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this <br />chapter. <br />n). The granting of the requested variances will not merely serve as a convenience <br />to the Applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty. <br />4. The City Council considered this application at a meeting on October 12, 2015 including <br />the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, <br />comments by the Applicant and the public, and the effect of the proposed variances on <br />the health, safety and welfare of the community as well as the impact on properties in <br />the vicinity. <br />5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this Property are peculiar to it and <br />do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the <br />variances would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard <br />or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to <br />the Applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a practical difficulty; is necessary to preserve <br />a substantial property right of the Applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and <br />intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based on the above findings, City Council of Orono, Minnesota hereby grants variances from <br />78-420 to permit construction of a new residence on the Property having 14,000 square feet <br />in area where 87,120 square feet (2.0 acres) is required; and with a width of 160 feet where <br />200 feet in width is required; and a variance from Orono City Code Section 78-420 to permit <br />construction a new residence 22 feet from the front lot line and 20 feet from the rear lot line <br />where 50 foot setbacks are required, in order to build a new single family home; subject to the <br />following conditions: <br />1. Council approval is based on the survey and building plans submitted by the Applicants <br />and annotated by City staff, attached to this Resolution as Exhibits A & B. Any <br />amendments to these plans may require further Planning Commission and City Council <br />review. <br />Page 3 of5