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City of OR ONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 2204 <br />3. The property contains approximately 13.5 dry buildable acres in <br />area. <br />4. The Orono Planning Commission reviewed this application at a <br />public hearing on March 16 and April 10, 1987 at which time comments <br />were heard from all interested parties. <br />5. The Orono City Council reviewed this application on May 11, 1987 <br />and voted 4-1 to grant approval of the proposed variances and <br />conditional use permit, and directed staff to draft a resolution of <br />approval. <br />6. The hardships and areas of practical difficulty for justification <br />of the requested variances as outlined by the applicant in his memo <br />submitted to the City on May 5, 1987, are as follows: <br />A) As evidenced by the soil samples taken on the property the <br />water table is very high. Several samples indicate that the <br />water level is only 4 to 5 feet below the land surface. The <br />overall height of the tennis facility could be reduced by placing <br />it deeper into the ground but for the level of the water table. <br />Additionally, the composition of the soil also dictates the <br />location of the facility. To move the building from the present <br />designed location would require extensive soil correction. Both <br />soil composition and water table level are out of control of the <br />applicants. <br />B) The main residential structure is French provincial in <br />design. To move the tennis facility closer to or attach it to <br />the main residence would severely affect the aesthetics of the <br />residence and thus destroy the architectural integrity of the <br />building. Great care has been taken to design and landscape the <br />tennis structure in such a way as to make it as unobtrusive as <br />possible. To relocate the structure may cause it to be more <br />visible from Fox Street then it will be in its proposed location. <br />C) Under the City Ordinances the construction of a tennis court <br />is a permitted use within Zone RR-lB and is considered an <br />"accessory structure". The size of a tennis court is <br />approximately 60'xl2O', for a total of 7,200 square feet. It is <br />impossible to enclose a tennir- court (a permitted use) and have <br />it less than 10-12,000 square feet after taking into <br />consideration perimeter area needed around the court, changing <br />areas and storage. <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />