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. , X � <br /> Ms. Melanie Curtis � � <br /> City of Orono <br /> May 24, 2011 <br /> Page Three <br /> 10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial <br /> property right of the applicant." , <br /> Granting of the variances requested is necessary to put this specific property to a reasonable use equal to <br /> the preservation and enjoyment of the present substantial existing and owned property rights. <br /> 11. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort, morals, <br /> or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of the Zoning Code." <br /> Granting of the variances requested will not impair but improve the owner's and neighborhood's health, <br /> safety, comfort, quality of the lake experience life, and improve the City of Orono's housing stock. In <br /> no way is this granting contrary to the intent of the Orono zoning code or MN State Statutes. <br /> 12. "The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is <br /> necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty." <br /> Granting of the vaxiances requested has nothing to do with"mere convenience"to the applicant. As <br /> demonstrated above,variances are required due to unique physical aspects of the property and the <br /> owner's health, safety, and welfare. <br /> Hardship Statement: <br /> Physical and practical difficulties for reuse of this unique piece of property exist relative to present day <br /> zoning ordinance requirements. This properiy would not be a permitted subdivision today under the zoning <br /> ordinance and meet all of its present day requirements. Thus, all indigenous series of hardships exist. " <br /> Combine this with a property configuration, extreme length &narrowness, and very steep topography <br /> generates additional non-conformities related to hardcover of structures, drive, and turn around space on <br /> level grades in order to continue or make a reasonable use of the land. The owner desires to expand no non- <br /> conformities and only continue ones through re-use caused by existing site effects through structure <br /> replacement. The owner also desires to improve or cure existing non-conformities to the greatest degree <br /> reasonable, including reduction of hardcover in the 75 —250 zone and in the 250+zone, and cure a non- <br /> conforming side yard structural setback. In summary, the practical difficulties of putting this site to a <br /> reasonable use makes it not possible to not request variances by the nature of this legal non-conforming lot, <br /> its physical characteristics, and redevelop the property to a reasonable and similar use that presently exists. <br /> , <br /> Sincerely, - <br /> � <br /> Michael D. Sharratt <br /> Sharratt Design& Company <br /> On Behalf of Phillip Whipple and Donna Swedin <br /> 4 6 4 S e c o n d S t r e e t • S u i t e 1 0 0 • E x c e 1 s i o r , M N 5 5 3 3 1 <br /> p h o n e : 9 5 2 . 4 7 0 . 9 7 5 0 • f a x : 9 5 2 . 4 7 0 . 8 4 0 7 <br /> . website : sharrattde�sign . com • email : info@sharrattdesign . com <br /> r <br />