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�°moo CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL N O. 6638 $ESHOR meet the RR-1B District setback standards. This is not the case throughout much of the RR-1B District, but Minnetonka Bluffs is a neighborhood created long before the RR-1B zoning standards were in effect. 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 RR-1B District; however, the Minnetonka Bluffs neighborhood contains many homes which do not meet the RR-1B standards due to the existing lot sizes. B10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant." Granting of the lot area, lot width and setback variances is necessary to preserve the property rights of the owner to build a new residence on the property. Similarly, in order to construct a residence consistent with the size and quality of other new homes in the neighborhood, setback variances are necessary. B 11. "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 area, width, setback and lot coverage variances would not impair health, safety, comfort or morals and would be in keeping with the intent of the zoning code. 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 area and width variances is necessary to solve an obvious practical difficulty. Granting of some magnitude of setback variances is also necessary in order to allow construction of a home that is commensurate with the surrounding neighborhood, which contains a wide variety of homes in terms of size, shape, etc. The magnitude of the setback variances requested is a function of the lot shape, topography, and desired home style and orientation. 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 78-420 in order to allow the construction of a new single family residence on a lot 13,533 s.f. in area where 87,120 s.f. lot area is normally required; on a lot 100 feet in defined width where a width of 200 feet is normally required; with a front street setback of 30 feet where a 50-foot front setback is normally required; with a side setback of 13.9 feet where a 30-foot setback is normally required; with a side street setback of Page 5 of 7