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• • nm City of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE (CITY COUNCIL NO. 2576 A) There is only approximately 5,500 s.f. of area within the defined building envelope, with an approximate depth of 1001. B) There is not adequate area to build a house and meet the 75' lakeshore setback requirement, the street and side yard setback, and hardcover regulations. C) The property has never been assessed for sewer or water. D) The property was valued for tax purposes in the past at a reduced amount to reflect the fact that these are substandard lots and not appropriate for residential construction. E) The lot is subject to flooding and is in the natural drainageway to -the lake for the surrounding watershed. Any construction would be subject to periodic flooding. F) The property is substandard in size in relation to other lots in the area upon which development has already occurred. G) The granting of a lot area variance for this property would result in additional traffic congestion, surface water drainage problems, surface water pollution problems for Lake Minnetonka, congestion in the area, diminishing value to the surrouding properties, and parking problems in the area. H) The applicants have failed to demonstrate any hardship to warrant the granting of the variance, as the granting of the variance would be hazardous to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Orono. I) The granting of the requested variances would be adverse to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Code of the City. 19. The Planning Commission moved on the second phase of the application voting to recommend against the use of the residential dock, an accessory structure, on a lot that cannot sustain a principal structure based on the following findings: A) The lack of the principal structure means that there is no individual responsible for protecting the dock nor the boats maintained at that dock. B) An adjacent neighbor already has a dock located on Tract F. Page 5 of 9