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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are <br />peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning <br />district; that granting the renewal variance would not adversely affect <br />traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to <br />neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the <br />applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or <br />difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial prope1iy right of the <br />applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the <br />Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS <br />Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby <br />grants renewal variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-350 and 78-1288 <br />in order to rebuild a home on the existing lot requiring approval of a lot area variance to <br />permit a lot area of 0.49 acres when 0.50 areas is normally required, lot width to permit a <br />lot width at the shoreline and 75 foot setback of 60 feet when 100 feet is normally <br />required, and hardcover variance to permit 37% hardcover within the 250' -500' zone <br />when 30% is normally allowed, subject to the following conditions: <br />1. Council approval is based on the site plan submitted by the applicants and <br />am1otated by City staff, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A. Any <br />amendments to the site plan which are not in conformity with City codes will <br />require further Planning Commission and City Council review. <br />2. Approval for hardcover amounts in the 75'-250' and 250'-500' zones are based <br />on the hardcover amounts listed in the planning report. 25% hardcover is allowed <br />in the 75'-250' zone and 37% hardcover is allowed in the 250'-500' zone. <br />3. The excessive hardcover in the 0-75' zone was reviewed separately and isn't <br />included in this resolution. A separate resolution addressing the City Council <br />decision on the hardcover in the 0-7 5' zone was also renewed as part of this <br />renewal application. <br />4. Hardcover in the 250'-500' zone shall be limited to 2,333 s.f. or 37% per the <br />proposed plan and hardcover allowance summary as depicted on Exhibit A. The <br />revised grading plan that was submitted as part of the renewal variance depicts a <br />hardcover level of 43% in the 250'-500' zone. This hardcover level is not <br />Page 3 of 6