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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application on September 17, 2007 <br />and on a vote of 3 - 1 recommended approval of the variance, based on the <br />following findings: <br />a. The original part of the house was constructed around 1920, long before <br />the adoption of any setback requirements. The house is currently as close <br />to the south property line as 34 feet when a 50 foot setback is required. <br />b. The addition would add a room to the house. This room is necessary to <br />make reasonable use of the Property. There is no other location for this <br />room. The basement ceiling height is less than required for habitable <br />space. The internal arrangement of the house and the alternative septic <br />system preclude its placement on the north side of the house. The existing <br />septic system precludes reducing the amount of the variance by placing the <br />addition farther from the property line. <br />c. With the addition structural coverage would be 7.11 percent. <br />d. The addition would be screened from the property to the south by <br />significant trees which the Owner intends to preserve. <br />4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments <br />by the applicant and the public, and the effect of the proposed variance on the <br />health, safety and welfare of the community. <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 <br />nor pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not <br />merely serve as a convenience to the Owner but necessary to alleviate a <br />demonstrable hardship or difficulty, is necessary to preserve a substantial <br />property right of the Owner; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent <br />of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />