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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JULY 13, 1987 11143 WILDMAN CONTINUED Hardship defined in the statute and then adopted by Orono's code needs to be "peculiar to the land, economic considerations alone do not justify a variance, and that the person would be deprived reasonable use of the property ". If a hardship is found, it should be defined in the resolution so that the next person that comes in, who may not have that hardship, may not by law and precedent, have a right to the same variance, unless they too have a similar or different hardship. Councilmember Peterson noted that the applicants verified at the Planning Commission meeting that they had no intention of subdividing their property. She also questioned the difference of this application versus the recent MacMillan application which was approved. Councilmember Goetten felt there was a difference in that the MacMillan tennis court was a permitted use under the code. Mrs. Wildman noted the need for a 4 -stall garage to accomodate the caretaker's vehicle and equipment to maintain their sizeable property. It was noted by Councilmember Peterson and Assistant Zoning Administrator Gaffron that the applicant could, as an alternative, have many accessory structures under 1,000 s.f. on this size property, therefore, felt the request was justified for a 24 acre property. Mr. Wildman noted that there currently is a restrictive covenant on the property that precludes them from subdividing off more than one addtional lot in the next 20 years. Councilmember Sime found no justifiable problem in approving the request. In response to Councilmember Goetten's question, Mr. Wildman stated that they do not plan on bringing in any fill. It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Sime, to adopt Resolution #2122 approving the conditional use permit and variances per staff recommendation. Motion, Ayes 5, Nays 0. -11