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EXHIBIT B <br /> Hardship description at 4480 Forest Lake Landing <br /> I�itroduction: <br /> 4480 Forest Lake Lauding is an ii7egular hour-glass shaped lot. Because of lot shape, set <br /> Uack and hard cover requiremeiits the building site for this lot is located near the street. <br /> The usaUle building location on the land is fiirther reduced and squeezed to the North side <br /> of the lot Uecause the property is sliced by a city sewer line for which the city has no <br /> easement. I�i addition, the slope of the Forest Lake Landing street, the current driveway <br /> and the elevation of the garage c�use the driveway and garage to flood with water every <br /> -- _tinle it rains. The curreiit garages are short iii length�u1d-only have 6'-6".garage doors <br /> which many vehicles do not fit iiicluding my wife's mini-van. Additionally the detached <br /> garage has become unusable for cars since the neighbor at 4470 Forest Lake Lauding <br /> built a fence and removed their portion of the shared driveway. <br /> 1) "The property in question cannot be put to reasonable use if used under conditions <br /> allowed by the official controls." <br /> • Garage unusable because of neighbor's fence <br /> • Large driveway needed to get to garage if it is put in the Uack of the house <br /> • Forest Lake Landing floods my garage and driveway when it rains <br /> 2) "The plight of the landowner is due to circutnstances unique to the property and not <br /> created by the landowner. <br /> • Fence installed by neighbor <br /> � City has sewer rumzing through middle of property without and easement. <br /> • Hour glass shape of lot and setback/hardcover requirements puts the <br /> building location near the street. <br /> • Forest Lake Landing drains into my driveway and garage. <br /> 3) "The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." <br /> • No, it will not. <br /> • The tlu-ee neighbors next to the property(South, North and West) have <br /> signed documents supporting the project. The neighbor to the South has <br /> not yet retunied his sigued sheet. <br /> 4) `Bconomic considerations alone shall not constitute and undue hardship if reasonable <br /> use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter." <br /> • Economics is not a factor in the aUove listed hardships. Further it is in the <br /> City of Orono's best interest to hlve the issues listed above fixed and or <br /> improved. <br /> 5) "Undue hardship also includes, btrt is not limited to, inadequate access to direct <br /> stuilight for solar energy systeins. Variances shall be granted for earth sheltered - <br /> -, , <br /> �. <br /> �� E� � � t''�; C �. ; .! ��e-'i <br /> � f '�t, I .� F � � il <br /> .,.,/ ... 'i � ?' _ <br /> ,'� <br /> ±,i. ._ i, p c"� <br /> � � � <br /> t !i S . _.� i.»'::� ;�,:,.�y 4. <br /> 1,.. <br /> F rv � <br />