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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. ~ . ':; t_":i_,, ~ -· ..:::1 <br />B. The post office has never had a forrnal parking l ot and a formal parking <br />lot w ith a drive through lener drop will eliminate the current pattern of <br />parking on the s h o uld e r of Brown Road. <br />C. <br />D . <br />I-;_,. <br />F. <br />A parking lot meeti ng th e requirement for being outside the 50' required <br />f°'·e::::: :>',<d ''-'·'.:'l'1d et;c ;-c 3ch in ro th e ex isting Crystal Ba y park and <br />playground a::-ea. An ingress /eg r ess drive\vay \VOu ld have to cross t ht <br />front yard in order to rea c h such a parking lot. <br />Construction and u se of a pa rking lot meeting th e from setba ck <br />requirement would have a severe negative impact o n the exi s tin g u se 2.m! <br />l ayout of the Crysta l B ay p a r k and playgro un d a re a and further w o uld <br />re qu ire addi tional h a rd.cover. <br />There i s exist ing sc re e ning to the so uth s ide of the parking lot which i s <br />8.ppropr ia re as a buffer to th e neighbo ri ng re side nce to the s o uth. <br />C o n st ructi o n c,f th e pa rking lot w ill allow e limi nat i o n of parking o n the <br />shoul der of Brown Road , resulting in a safer s iruation for po s t office <br />custome r s. Placement of th e parking lot in a conforming locati o n to th e <br />rear of the post office would like ly re s ult in continued unsafe park in g o n <br />th e s hould e r of Brown Road. <br />4. The City Council bas con s idered this application including the findings and <br />r ~:comrncnda ti ons of th e Planning C o mmi ss ion, report s by City s taff, co mm e rn s <br />by the applicanr and the ::t 1e c t c,f th e prupusc::d ·12r i cti!(.•: c,n :h::: h ,::,11 :11 . .::,;;"er ::· 2.:-;d <br />welfare of the community . <br />5 . The City C o unc il f ind s that th e conditions existing o n thi s prope rt y are pec uliar <br />t o it and do n o t ap ply generaJ!y to other property in thi s zoning district; that <br />granting th e va riance \vo uld not adversely affect tra ffi c conditions. light, air nor <br />po se a fir e haz a rd o r other danger t0 n e ig hboring property: would not merely <br />serve as a co n\·e ;-i ie n ce ro th e ap p l icant. but is n ecessa ry to alleviate a <br />dem o n strab le hard s hip or di ff iculty ; is n ece ssary to pres e r ve a sub s tantial prope rty <br />right of the applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and inte nt of the <br />Zoning C o d e and Comprehensive Plan of the City . <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />Form SOO S OiskO..onc