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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6696 6. "The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located." The requested variances result in residential improvements and are permitted within residentially zoned properties. 7. "The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one -family dwelling as a two-family dwelling." This criterion is not applicable. 8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property." The Property is divided by a wetland which separates the dry buildable land at the lake from the remaining dry buildable land limiting options for development, creating a practical difficulty unique to the Property._The side street is a dead end roadway, there are no additional properties further down the road. 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located." This is correct, the immediately adjacent properties do not have similar limitations. The Property is divided by a wetland which separates the dry buildable land at the lake from the remaining dry buildable land limiting options for development, creating a practical difficulty unique to the Property 10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant." The Applicant indicates that it is necessary to make driveway and patio areas more functional while reducing overall impervious surface within setback areas. 11. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort or morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter." The proposed variances will not impair the health, safety, comfort or morals of the public. 12. "The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty." The Applicant has indicated that they wish to minimize hardcover by reorienting and reducing the existing nonconforming hardcover within the lake setback; and by reorienting the driveway. The width of the lot, proximity to the lake, and presence of the wetland on the Property make locating a conforming spot for the pool shed difficult. CONCLUSIONS, ORDER AND CONDITIONS: Based upon one or more of the above findings, the Orono City Council hereby grants variances to Orono Municipal Zoning Code Sections 78-1281, 78-1282, and 78-1680 to allow reorientation of an existing pool patio within the 75 -foot setback resulting in 444 square feet