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� . <br /> � Cit of ORONO <br /> � <br /> • R�SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> � NO. 2204 <br /> � <br /> ' � - � • <br /> 3. The property contains approximately 13.5 dry buildable acres in <br /> area. <br /> �•-•4'.� � �The Orono Planning Commi'ssion reviewed this application at a � <br /> public hearing on March 16 and April 10, T987 at which time comments <br /> were heard from all interested parties. <br /> � . . • � . ':�5�. � The Orono City"�Council reviewed this application on May 11, 1987 <br /> and voted 4-1 to grant approval of the proposed variances and <br /> conditional use permit, and directed staff to draft a resolution of <br /> approval. <br /> 6. The hardships and areas of practical difficulty for justification <br /> of the requested variances as outlined by the applicant in his memo <br /> submitted to the City on May 5, 1987, are as follows: <br /> A) As evidenced by the soil samples taken on the property the <br /> water table is very high. Several samples indicate that the <br /> • water level is only 4 to 5 feet below the land surface. The <br /> overall height of the tennis facility could be reduced by placing <br /> �: it deeper into the grc�und but for the level of the water table. <br /> Additionally, the con�position of the soil also dictates the <br /> . location of the facility. To move the building from the present <br /> designed location would require extensive soil correction. Both <br /> soil composition and water table level are out of control of the <br /> applicants. <br /> B) The main residential structure is French provincial in <br /> design. To move the tennis facility closer to or attach it to <br /> the main residence would severely affect the aesthetics of the <br /> residence and thus destroy the architectural integrity of the <br /> building. Great care has been taken to design and landscape the <br /> tennis structure in.such a way as to make it as unobtrusive as <br /> possible. To relocate the structure may cause it to be more <br /> visible from Fox Street then it will be in its proposed location. <br /> C) Under the City Ordinances the construction of a tennis court <br /> is a permitted use within Zone RR-1B and is considered an <br /> : • . . "accessory structure". The : • size� . of;.. a tennis court is . <br /> approximately 60'x120' , for a total of 7,200 square feet. It is <br /> impossible to enclose a tennis court (a permitted use) and have <br /> it less than 10-12 , 000 square feet after taking into <br /> consideration perimeter area needed around the court, changing <br /> � areas and storage. <br /> � <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br />