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��o CITY OF ORONO ' RESOLUTId1�OF THE CTTY COUNCIL ��'� ��'� No. b 6 6 0 �&�SKo�� The plight of the property owners is due to the location oi the ee�sting hoase,deck and patio aress wluch based on available City record� were created prior to the 1992 e�tabli�hment of setback and hardcover standards relative to the tributaty creek. The property owner did not create this situatioa Reconfiguration of the deck and storage area as prnposed i�s not anticipated to alter the cLaracter of the n�ighborhood,as the proposed additions are in an area of the property that slready is covered by atrartaree,and the prnposed additions ar�not anhcip�ted to be visuaII,y int�casive. B4. "Economic considerations alone do not con�titute practical di�'iculties." Economic considerations have not bcen a factor in the variance apprnval determination. B5. "Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to dir�ct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be graated for esrth sh�eltered constniction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.Ob,subd. 2,when in harmony with Qrono City Cod�e Chapter 78:' This condition i�not applicable. B6. "The boazd or the council may not permit as a vazisncc any use that is not permitted under Orono City Code Cb,�pter 78 for praperty u� the zone where tb.e affected �erson's land is locabed." T'his condition is not applicable, as tfie use for a single family residence is an aIlowed nse in the RR 1B Disrtrict. B7. "'The baard or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-f�ily dw�elling." Tl�is condition is not applicable. B8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such praperty or immedia#ely ad.lo�B ProP�Y�" The conditions applica6le to this ProPerh' are consistent with alf prnperties that abut protected.lake$hore and protected tribataries in Orono. How�ver,the condition of having eristing hardcover and atructure within the 0-75' Shoreland setback zone is lesa comman, and providea a basis for apprwal of the variances that would othecwise not eaisk B9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or stivatures in the district in which the l�d is located.". The condit�ons apply to mairy other homes on lota abutting protected �ributaries in the Orono wluch as s re�nit of the required setbacks may have bec�me nonconformung under the new Shoretand atandards adapted in 1992; but do not apply to a majority of lots within the RR 1B distric� B10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and eajoyment of a substantial pmp�iy right of the applicant." The eaiating Lardcover and atructare nre considered to be noncanforming but bec�me so when the Shoreland standards were adopted in 1992. The applicanta have the right to retain and mamtain the eristing deck �