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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6590 FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. The analysis contained within staff memos and the exhibits attached to the aforesaid memos, all minutes from the above mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials distributed at these meetings are hereby incorporated by reference. 2. The Property is located within the LR-lA Single Family Lakeshore Residential District which requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and a minimum lot width of 200'. LR -1A District setback requirements as enumerated in Zoning Code Section 78-305 are street or front yard - 50 feet; rear yard — 50 feet: side yards — 30 feet; side yard adjacent to street — 50 feet; and 3. The Property was originally platted as Lot 1 of Dicon Addition. Lots 1 thm 4, Dicon Addition, were originally platted in 1974 from a 3.3 -acre parcel, with Lots 1, 3 and 4 being individual building lots and Lot 2 being a narrow strip of land serving as lake access for Lot 4. The three building lots were served by a short public road and cul-de-sac, known as Scotch Pine Lane. At that time the Property was zoned R -1C, minimum required lot size 1.0 acre. 4. The residence existing on the Property today (addressed as 2455 North Shore Drive, originally 2455 Scotch Pine Lane) was constructed on Lot 1 in 1974 under the R -IC standards, which at that time included side setbacks of 10 feet. In 1975 the zoning in this area changed to LR-lA, requiring 2 acres and 30' side setbacks. In 1979 a variance was granted for the Property to revise the driveway layout and add a detached garage 10' from the west side lot line. In 1994 hardcover and east side setback variances were granted in order to construct an elevator addition. 5. In 1995, at the request of the three property owners using Scotch Pine Lane for access, the road was vacated and the properties replatted to create Scotch Pine Addition. In the plat approval resolution, Lot 1 was designated as a "back lot" accessing North Shore Drive by a 25' -wide outlot, and as a consequence became subject to the back lot standards of the zoning code (Section 78-1370) which require 150% of the standard underlying zoning district setback and lot area standards. This impact was discussed in the initial Planning Commission memo and subsequent memos as a factor that needed to be taken into account by the Property owner, and was ultimately documented in both the preliminary plat approval (Resolution No. 3632) and the final plat approval (Resolution No. 3653). Since the house on Lot 1 already existed, it gained status as a legal nonconforming use, and variances were granted within Resolution No. 3553 to the back lot standards of lot area, lot width and setbacks for the existing structures and existing improvements on Lot 1. Page 2 of 5