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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6 6o 4 B6. "The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located." This condition is not applicable, as the use for a single family residence is an allowed use in the LR ICDistrid B7. "The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one -family dwelling as a two-family dwelling." This condition is not applicable. B8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such properly or immediately adjoining property." The lot size and hardcover restrictions applying to this property are similar to those of other properties in the neighborhood, and there are many similar sized developed lots in the neighborhood B9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located." The standards applicable to this property apply to all other property in the neighborhood; however, in order to be allowed the 35% hardcover that other developed similar -sized lots are afforded, granting of a variance to lot area and width is required B10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant." The property rights of the owner will be diminished if the variances are not granted, as the new residence would not be able to have the 35% hardcover that neighboring similar -sized lois are allowed B11. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort or morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter." Granting of the variances would not impair health, safety, comfort or morals and would not be contrary the intent of the zoning coda B12. "The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty." Granting of the variances will alleviate a practical difficulty by allowing the property to re -develop under the same hardcover allowance as other similar sized developed lots in the neighborhood CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-350 to allow construction of a new residence on a lot of 6,715 s.£ in area and 50 feet in width where the minimum lot size requirements are 21,780 s.f, in area and 100 feet in width, subject to the following conditions: Page 4of6