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�p�p CITY OF ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> 4$*t NO. 6838 <br /> `IktsH00. <br /> The plight of the property owner is due to the existing substandard lot size,which is a <br /> result of the property being platted as part of the 'Minnetonka Bluffs' subdivision in <br /> 1887,long before local zoning codes were in effect;and <br /> c. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality." <br /> The 'Minnetonka Bluffs' neighborhood consists of 50 foot lots but most have been <br /> combined so most lots range from 100-200 feet in width and ranging in depth. Over <br /> time a majority of these lots have each been developed for individual homes. In the <br /> opinion of staff,a single family residence and associated amenities on a single lot in this <br /> neighborhood will not be inconsistent with the character of the surrounding <br /> neighborhood. <br /> 4. "Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties." Economic <br /> considerations have not been a factor in the variance approval determination. <br /> 5. "Practical difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight <br /> for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as <br /> defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in harmony with Orono City Code Chapter <br /> 78."This condition is not applicable. <br /> 6. "The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is not permitted under <br /> Orono City Code Chapter 78 for property in the zone where the affected person's land is <br /> located."This condition is not applicable,as the use for a single family home is an allowed use <br /> in the RR-1B District. <br /> 7. "The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling <br /> as a two-family dwelling."This condition is not applicable. <br /> 8. "The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br /> property or immediately adjoining property." .The lot area, lot width,setback,hardcover and lot <br /> coverage standards applying to this property are similar to those of other properties in the <br /> neighborhood,and there are many similar sized developed lots in the neighborhood. <br /> 9. "The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the <br /> land is located." The standards applicable to this property apply to all other property in the <br /> neighborhood; however, in order to be allowed the 35% hardcover that other developed <br /> similar-sized lots are afforded,a variance to lot area and width is required. <br /> 3 <br />