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CITY OF ORONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. 68 o4 <br />1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File #17-3966. The analysis contained within <br />staff memos and the exhibits attached to the aforesaid memos, all minutes from the above <br />mentioned meetings, and any and all other materials distributed at these meetings are <br />hereby incorporated by reference. <br />2. The Property is located in the LR -1A Zoning District. <br />3. The Property contains 0.35 acres in area and has a defined lot width of 90 feet. <br />4. The Property is within Tier 1 and hardcover is limited to 25 % according to the Stormwater <br />Quality Overlay District. <br />5. Applicant has applied for the following variance[s]: <br />a. Rear yard setback <br />b. Lot area <br />c. Lot width <br />6. In considering this application for variance, the Council has considered the advice and <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission and the effect of the proposed variance <br />upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic <br />conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values <br />of property in the surrounding area. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />1. "Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general purposes <br />and intent of the ordinance ...." The lot width and lot area variances requested are consistent <br />with the general intent of the Ordinance. The rear setback variance is in harmony with the <br />purpose of the ordinance. The lot includes challenges with the steep slope and the curved right <br />of way limited the building envelope of the property. <br />2. "Variances shall only be permitted . . . when the variances are consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan." The variances resulting in a permit for construction of a single family <br />residence in a residential zone are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br />3. "Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance establishes that there are <br />practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. 'Practical difficulties,' as used in <br />connection with the granting of a variance, means that: <br />a. The property owner in question proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner, <br />however, the proposed use is not permitted by the official controls. The request to <br />permit construction of the home on the substandard lot, in the proposed location <br />2 <br />