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6��C�6V��3 <br /> City of Orono . MAY 16 2011 <br /> Variance Application CITY OF ORONO <br /> For: <br /> Application No. I I^3�D S PC Exhibit C <br /> Linda A.Wotipka , <br /> Lee A.Wotipka <br /> 1205 Dickenson Street <br /> Orono,MN 55391 <br /> ' Attachment 2— <br /> � HARDSHIP DOCUMENTATION FORM <br /> 1. "The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the <br /> � official•controls." <br /> The property is intended as a single-family home. However,the present configuration does not provide <br /> safe entrance and exit during inclement weather and especially Minnesota winter weather. Further,the <br /> current indoor stairways are unsafe,particularly for older or taller persons. Because the 1,924-vintage <br /> house was placed close to lot lines, as was common in that era,the set-back is not in compliance with <br /> more recently adopted standards. Thus, any attempts to make this home safer require a variance to <br /> current set-back standards. Owners deem the current unsafe configuration to be a hardship, and propose <br /> to rectify the situation. <br /> 2. "The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the <br /> landowner." <br /> While recognizing that buildings on other vintage properties were placed outside current set-back <br /> requirements, the physical layout of the structures on this property is unique. This layout was <br /> configured many years previous to the purchase of the property by the current property owners. <br /> 3. "The variance,if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." . <br /> The essential character of the neighborhood is one of mixed"expensive new construction"and <br /> "attractive, well-kept vintage homes." <br /> The architectural design of the proposed addition has been accomplished with the purpose of <br /> maintaining the vintage character of the buildings. While any construction will necessarily be non- <br /> conforming to current set-back requirements,the proposed resulting structure will not be as close to the <br /> property lines as parts of the current structure. <br /> 4.� "Economic considerations alone shall not constitute an undue hardship if reasonable use for the <br /> property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter." <br /> The owners submit that the current entrance/exit situation is unsafe, especially for older residents, <br /> guests, or visitors, and the inside stairway configurations are unsafe, especially for older and/or taller <br /> residents, guests, or visitors. To prevent the rectification of unsafe conditions is not reasonable, and is <br /> not the intent of the Zoning Chapter. � <br />