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��p CITY OF ORONO RESOLUTION OF TI�CITY COUNCIL y�, G�� No. 6 7 � �: �'�kFSHo�� b. The plight of the/andowner is due to cir�cumstances unique to hi.s property not cr+eated by the/andowner. The location of the existing home on the Property was not created by the owners. c. The variance, if granted, will not a/ter the essential charecter of the/ocalihr." The visual impacts resulting from the add�ion will not aker the character of the neighborhood. Rather, the home will appear to be aesthetically consistent with the adjacent neighbors as the majority of the neighboring homes are situated within the 75-foot setback area. 4. °Economic oonsiderations alone do not constitute practical difficuities." Economic considerations have not been a fsctor in the variance approval determination. 5. "Practical difficulties also indude but are not limited to inadequate access to dired sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheRered oonshuction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter 78.°This condition is not applicable. 6. "The boarc! or the council may not permit as a varianoe any use that is not permitted under Orono Cit�r Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affec:ted person's land is located.°This cond�ion is not applicable, as the use for a residence is an allowed use in the LR-1A District. 7. 'The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary uge of a one-family dwoelling as a two-famiiy dwelling."This condition is not applicable. 8. "The special cond�ions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately adjoining property."The existing home location and orientation on Property is unique to the Property. Due to the nature of the wetlands on the properties along this portion of North Shore Drive the developed homes are nearer to the lake than the 75-foot setback; the application of the 75-foot setback requiremerrt causes a practical difficulty. The home and the proposed addition are located landward of the average lakeshore setback line. 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located.° The home location within the 75-foot setbadc is relatively unique in this City, although not in the immediate neighborhood. The application of the lake setbadc requirement virtually eliminates the ability to expand or improve the home w�hout a variance, creating a pradical difficulty. 4