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. EXHIBIT B <br /> Hardship description at 4480 Forest Lake Landing <br /> I�itroduction: <br /> 4480 Forest Lake Lauding is au irregular hour-glass shaped lot. Because of lot shape, set <br /> Uack and hard cover reqttirements the building site for this lot is located near the street. <br /> The usable buildiiig location on the land is fiirther reduced and squeezed to the North side <br /> of the lot because 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 cause the driveway atid garage to flood with water every <br /> - time it raiils. The current-garages are-short iii length and only h�ve 6'--6'_' gar�ge doors _. <br /> wluch ma11y vehicles do not fit including my wife's mini-van. Additionally the detached <br /> garage has become unusable for cars siiice the neighbor at 4470 Forest Lake Lauding <br /> Uuilt a fence and removed their portion of the shared driveway. <br /> 1) "The property iii question camiot 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 atid driveway when it raiizs <br /> 2) "The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property and not <br /> created by the landowner. <br /> • Fence installed by neighbor <br /> � City has sewer nuuling tlu-ough middle of property without and easement. <br /> • Hour glass shape of lot aiid setback/hardcover requiremeiits 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 three neighbors next to the property(South,North and West) have <br /> signed documents supporting ihe project. The neighbor to the South has <br /> not yet returiied his signed sheet. <br /> 4) `Bconomic consideraiions alone shall not constitute and uiidue hardship if reasonable <br /> use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter." <br /> • Economics is noi a factor in the aUove listed hardslups. Further it is in the <br /> City of Orono's best interest to have the issues listed lbove fixed and or <br /> improved. <br /> 5) "Undue hardship also includes, but is not limited to, in�dequate �ccess to direct <br /> suiilight for solar energy systems. Varilnces sh�,ll be granted for earth sheltered <br /> �� <br /> l '''1 ea- <br /> �� [�� r 1 . 1� ��., <br /> i /1 � ` t.e� r" � { �:� s��'y,/ �y'i <br /> �y � f <br /> ,i� <br /> "� �- r:: c��� <br /> ' � � , t .. .:.� �' - <br /> �t, <br /> i� t_�r" _- . •y . .._, <br />