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CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 6 7 6 Z construction vehicle access from Long Lake Boulevard. Total fill in this area is estimated at another 500 cubic yards, and will range up to approximately 2' deep where it replaces the retaining walls. A10. The proposed slopes at 2.5:1 or 3:1 are at the limit of what is maintainable as yard area. Applicant has indicated that permanent ground cover in these sloped areas will be a low - growth fescue which is anticipated to provide good soil stability. While grading and filling in a bluff area is generally prohibited, the proposed replacement of the existing structures substantially in kind with only minor revisions to allow for greater safety would appear to be reasonable and have no additional impacts on the bluff if appropriate erosion control and permanent vegetation measures are implemented. A11. Construction of the proposed retaining walls in excess of 4 feet in height will require engineering. A stairway adjacent to the easterly pool wall is propose, to replace the existing freestanding step system located further east of the existing retaining walls and the existing stair system extending from the westerly decks. Al2. In considering this application for variances, the Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed variances upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of property in the surrounding area. VARIANCE ANALYSIS: B1. The variance is in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the Ordinance. Single family residences are a permitted use within the LR -1A zoning district. B2. The variance is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The residential principal structure and associated amenities are residential uses which are consistent with the comprehensive plan guiding of this and surrounding properties for residential use. B3. The applicant establishes that there are practical difficulties. a. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the official controls; The property owner is proposing to use the property in a reasonable manner but the configuration and location of the existing amenities is such that their reconstruction and replacement do not meet the standards of the Zoning Code. b. There are circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner. The extremely lengthy lake setback of the adjacent home to the immediate west establishes a setback line that makes the existing and proposed amenities nonconforming; and c. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality. Because the proposed encroachments of the average setback line are essentially