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144 PA— ff % At ti CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 5627 2. The property is located in the LR -1B, Zoning District which requires a minimum lot area of I acre and a minimum lot width of 140' at the shore and 75' setback. The applicants' lot is 0.44 acres in area and 110' in width at the OHWL and 130' in width at the 75' setback. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held on May 21, 2007 and recommended approval of variances based on the following findings: a. The lot is substandard in area and a residence has existed on the property for many years. b. The addition of the elevated deck will move the activity up and off of the yard within the bluff setback area, reducing erosion potential. c. The residence with the proposed deck meets the structural lot coverage limitation of 15%. d. The City Engineer has reviewed the existing landscape and retaining walls which encroach into the adjacent property to the west. It is his opinion that removal of these walls may compromise the integrity of the slope. 4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicants and the public, and the effect of the proposed variances on the health, safety and welfare of the community. The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the variances would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to the applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicants; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. Page 2 of 5