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�°�o C ITY OF ORONO � � RESOLUT'ION OF THE CITY COUNCIL 6 ; i �' N O. � � � �;` '�kssxo�`` A2. The Property is located within the RR-1B Single Family Rural Residential District which requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 acres and a minimum lot width of 200' for construction of a single family residence. A3. The Property is 1.89 acres in area, being approximately 190 feet in defined width at the OHWL of Dickey Lake as well as at the 150' lakeshore setback line, and contains an existing single family residence. The property is considered as legally nonconforming with regard to lot area and lot width. A4. The property is located within Storm Water Overlay District Tier 1 which allows 25% hardcover. T'he proposed additions increase the hardcover on the property from 12.9% to 17.3%, still well below the maximum hardcover allowance. A5. The Applicants propose to remodel the existing residence and construct a new garage addition. This is a lakeshore lot on Dickey Lake and because the existing residence structure on the adjacent lakeshore lot to the south is very near Brown Road, the Applicants' existing home and proposed additions are lakeward of the defined average lakeshore setback line. The property is nearly 2 acres in area, and both the existing home and proposed additions meet all other setback, hardcover and structural coverage requirements, including the required 150' setback from the OHWL of Dickey Lake. A6. The location of the Applicants' existing residence is conforming to the zoning standards of the RR-1B Rural Residential District. However, the Shoreland Overlay District regulations regarding average lakeshore setback are impossible to meet for constructing additions to Applicants' home. The adjacent residence structure on the lakeshore lot to the immediate south is located less than 15 feet from the Brown Road right-of-way where a 50' setback would normally be required. That adjacent home is one of the original farmhouses in the Dickey Lake area and has been at this location for many decades. If that residence was setback the minimum 150' from the OHWL of Dickey Lake, Applicants would not need an average setback variance. Additionally, due to 1) the curvature of the lakeshore; 2) the location of the additions; and 3) the substantial amount of vegetative screening along applicants' south lot line, the neighboring property's existing lake views would appear to not be impacted by Applicants' proposed improvements. A7. While the roof design over the existing house may be changing slightly, Applicants are not adding a second story. The proposed attached garage will have some low-headroom storage above but will not constitute a story. Based on granting of the average setback for the additions and remodeling, if the Applicants ultimately determined they need to do a complete teardown, this variance would allow them to rebuild per the approved plans without additional Council action. Page 2 of 6