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6. "The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any use that is not <br /> allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located."This form <br /> is a required submittal for ALL variance applications.An application will not be considered complete or <br /> placed on any meeting agendas until this form is complete and submitted to the City. <br /> RESPONSE: The proposed single family home conforms with the zoning of the property. <br /> 7. "The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family <br /> dwelling." <br /> RESPONSE: N/A <br /> 8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or <br /> immediately adjoining property." <br /> RESPONSE: Special conditions apply to this building site as it is a smaller lot combined with the wetland <br /> and low topography constraints.The narrow 30-foot building pad after the front,side and wetland setbacks <br /> creates a hardship requiring a variance to build a single-family home. <br /> 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land Is <br /> located." <br /> RESPONSE: Small homes and yards are typical for the neighborhood, however the smaller than average <br /> lot size and correlated proximity and amount of wetland is unique to this lot. <br /> 10. "The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property <br /> right of the applicant." <br /> RESPONSE: The goal of the project is to preserve the existing character of the home,and it size&location <br /> to the neighborhood and wetland. <br /> 11. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health,safety,comfort,morals,or in any <br /> other respect be contrary to the intent of the Zoning Code." <br /> RESPONSE: Granting this variance will not impair the health,safety,comfort, morals or in any other <br /> respect be contrary to the intent of the zoning code. <br /> 12. "The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to <br /> alleviate demonstrable difficulty." <br /> RESPONSE: The granting of the variance towards the side,front and wetland setback is necessary to <br /> alleviate the demonstrable difficulties of the small 30-foot building pad and is not sought for convenience. <br /> Practical Difficulties Statement <br /> Should you feel the practical difficulties cannot fully be described in the above criteria, describe the practical <br /> difficulties preventing compliance with Zoning Ordinance requirements in the following lines(attach additional <br /> sheets if necessary): <br /> RESPONSE: N/A RECEIVED <br /> Variance Application—January 2017 <br /> MAY 3 0 2017 <br /> CITY OF ORONO <br />