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, + <br /> ,==0 \ <br /> �:� .�,.\ <br /> 0 0��;, <br /> �d - , �;,; CITY of ORONO <br /> ,a �,� <br /> �� �,��i RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> ��kESH� NO. 4 s s �. <br /> _— <br /> 3. The Orono Planning Commission revie��ed this application on I�1a}� 21, 2001 and <br /> recommended approval on a vote of -� to 0 for �ariances based upon the <br /> follo�ving findin�s and hardships: <br /> A. The proposed dormer window e�pansion «-ould not increase the use of <br /> the property, nor have an impact on the vie«�s from adjacent residences. <br /> The house was constructed prior to the adoption of the current zonin� <br /> ordinance. <br /> B. The previous deck was remo��ed from the aaraQe by the applicant to <br /> allow replacement of the roof belo« the dec�:. � <br /> C. The deck railing would be replaced to a similar character and sri�le as the <br /> deck that was voluntarily remo��zd b�� the applicant. <br /> D. The garage is built into a hillside. .�ccess to the deck is e�en ���ith the <br /> grade located to the rear of the QaraQe. No stairs are required to the roof <br /> of the Qarage. The railing would be required for safety since access to <br /> the roof is not restricted. The ��ariance w-ouid allow a deck and railin� <br /> to be located 2' from the street property line and 6' from the side lot line. <br /> I�To e�pansion to the previous use of the structure is proposed. The <br /> garage �vas constructed prior to the adoption of the current zonin� <br /> ordinance and is a leaal non-conforming structure that has not reached <br /> the end of its useful life. The hill side and size of the lot �vould make <br /> construction of a new �araae further from thz street difficult. <br /> E. In the early 1980s the Council appro��ed a ��ariance to permit the garaae <br /> to be refurbished in its existina location. T«-o primary conditions �vere <br /> placed on that appro�al. One�the Qara�e ��-ould have to be reduced in <br /> size and cut back to meet a ?' setback�to the street, and secondly, the <br /> garaje would have to be rebuilt «�ith a flat roof to not block the vie�v of <br /> the lake from the neighboring residence. Those conditions ���ere carried <br /> out. <br /> �. The Citv Council finds that the conditions e�istinQ on this property are peculiar <br /> to it and do not apply generally to other propert�- in this zoninQ district; that <br /> grantin� the variances would not adversel�� affect traffic conditions. light, air nor <br /> Page 2 of 4 `� <br />