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�;�, ;�;< ��'` Cit� o� ORONO • RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �.: � NO. 2237 • - � • ' 4. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by the applicant and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and welfare of the community. 5. 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 variance 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 applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicant; and would be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. CONCLIISIONS, ORDER AIJD CONDITIONS • Based upon the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants a variance to the Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 and Section 10.25, Subdivision 6 (B) to permit the construction of an addition which will increase hardcover in the 75- 250 ' setback zone from 26.0� to 29.7$ where only 25� hardcover is normally allowed and which will be constructed 9.5 feet from the side. lot line where a 10 foot s�tback is normally required, subject to the following conditions: l. The hardcover on this property in the 75-250' setback zone shall not exceed 2,696 s.f. or 29.7$, and the applicant is placed on notice that any future improvements to the property which constitute additional hardcover will not be approved, and might be approved only with concurrent removals of existing hardcover. 2. Applicant is advised that the boathouse structure at the lakeshore is a non-conforming structure and is subject to the pertinent ordinances. Applicant is further advised that the existing hardcover in the 0-75' setback zone is about 300 square feet or 6$, and no additional structures or hardcover are allowed in the 0-75' setback zone without approval of the City Council. 3. Authorities granted by, this variance run with the property not with the applicant, but are permissive only and must be exercised by application for a building permit within one year of � the date of Council approval, or this variance will expire on that date (July 27, 1988) . Page 2 of 4