Resolution 7681 Approving Variance Garage 900 Dakota Ave

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1ZOA CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL yF �: NO. 7681 likEs H&--t within the rear setback of the Property, with the driveway and access being located along the far southern side; and c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality; the proposed addition will match the character of the existing home, and will reduce or not impact the existing nonconformities present on the Property. B4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties; economic considerations do not impact the finding of practical difficulties with the Property; and B5. Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as I defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter 78; this condition is not applicable to the variance; and B6. The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located; garages attached to single-family residences are permitted within LR-1A zoning district and B7. The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling; this condition is not applicable to the variance; and B8. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property; the Property, and others in the immediate vicinity are substandard with regards to lot size and width, with many homes built between the 1950s and-70s, prior to the adoption of the zoning code. The proposal utilizes the existing conditions to the best extent possible, and involves the reduction of nonconformities on the Property, and B9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located; unlike many of the substandard lots in the area, the Property backs up to a wooded, 17-acre property with an existing single-family residence over 500 feet away. The rear setback is intended to create separation between buildings, especially for scenarios where two residences back up to each other. Although the addition encroaches 10.4 feet into the 50-foot rear setback, it will not adversely impact the neighboring property, and B10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the Applicant; the Applicant has proposed a two-car garage addition that does not further encroach into the rear setback than the house, and allows the removal of a driveway and shed located 3.3 feet from the side property line, reducing 3