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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6642 A2. The Property is located within the R-1 A Single Family Residential District and was developed as a Planned Residential Development (PRD) known as Northgate Two, Northgate Two created building pads sized to accommodate the homes expected to be built, surrounded by a large common area of open space (Outlot C) that resulted in the overall R -1A development density of 1 unit per acre. Within the 7 building pads the owners are allowed to build to the property boundaries, per the provisions of the original PRD plat approvals, without any setback or lot coverage limitations. However, since 1989 the individual lots have technically been subject to the structural lot coverage standards of Zoning Code Section 78-1403 which allows lot coverage of 1500 s.ffor any lot less than 10,000 s.f. in area, but limits lot coverage to 15% for lots of 10,000 s.f. or greater and less than 2 acres. A3. The Owners plan to construct an addition to the rear of the existing attached garage, and have applied for a lot line rearrangement to contain said addition within the lot boundaries. The existing house, garage and pool area comprise approximately 3,328 s.f. and the proposed addition will add 216 s.f., yielding a final lot coverage of approximately 3,544 s.f. or 47.5%. A4. The Property is 0.17 acre in area and has a defined lot width of 92.5 feet. The property is considered as conforming to the development standards established with the creation of Northgate Two. A5. There are no wetlands associated with this application. The property is not within the Stormwater Quality Overlay District. A6. The lot coverage variance is justifiable based on the fact that the Northgate Two PRD established individual building pads and created common open space outlots commensurate with the zoned density, allowing each home to extend to the borders of its building pad without restriction of lot coverage. Therefore, the applicable code section limiting lot coverage on small lots should not be applicable to this PRD development. A7. In considering this application for a variance, the Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of property in the surrounding area. Page 2of6