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CITY of ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />4 Q (:'); I""' NO. f'..ii p (( <br />FINDINGS <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #2542. <br />2. The property is located in the LR-lC Zoning District, where .5 acre or 21,780 <br />s.f. is the minimum lot area. The property consists of .43 acres or 18,570 s.f. <br />3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application on November 15, 1999, and <br />recommended approval on a vote of 6 to 1. <br />4. The Planning Commission made the following findings of fact: <br />A. The lot is unusually shaped and sized for the LR-1 C Zoning District. <br />B. The residence was built in 1973 prior to standards being adopted for <br />hardcover and average lakeshore setback. <br />5. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar <br />to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that <br />granting the variance would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor <br />pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely <br />serve as a convenience to the applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a <br />demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial <br />property right of the applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and <br />intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />6. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments <br />by the applicants and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety <br />and welfare of the community. <br />Page 2 of 7