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_. r 10. The variance requested i.s from that part of the zoning ordinance that requires a minimum of ; l~,~ feet of lot frontage on a public street and a .minimum of 75 feet of width at the setback line.:. As itYdic€~ted on the plot plan, a panhandle lot would be created. if :the- variance is approved. 11. 1. Undue hardship The .variance is requested because a, strict and literal interpretation-:and enforcement of the zoning ordinance to this property would not allow the subdivision. T7~e vas°iance from the ,regulations i~ necessary. because of ;the practical difi'iculty of ~ppl°yi.ng the regu7.~,ti,ons to an area which Baas .plotted s.n the part. The e~cisting duelling Yaa.s sited ~ 1938 and the imtnediatly adjacent parcels were plotted in 1.9it9' 1951, lgbl - 1963. 2. Unique_~ircumstances The circumstances in this case ar°e unique and the follox3.ng should be considered: a. The unusual topography, b. The location of existing structures and land parcels e.. '~Yie parcel shape d. ,The parcel size.; 3. :Applying to the az°operty a. Unusual topo~ravhy ~e parcels on the north end of. the lake are unique in that the topography gently slopes up from the lake for a long distant®, `The. existing dwellings are, for the most .part, farther away from the lie than other dwellings and are-higher above the lake than -other homes. -The existing topography dictated the present location of Long .Lake Road slang ~•ith she location of existing homes.'- b, .Location of existing; structures and land parcels, ~® parcel in question is presently land-locked. ?he develop.. ment ofthe area, characterized by old and relatively new homesites, has almost completely surounded the property to be div3.ded. The .location of existing ]ZOmes and parcels makes the variance necessary, The existing house on the parcel in question is not only. a-long way from the lake, it is also quite a distance from she street.- t. Parcel shape The existing Iot snaps is somewhat unique when tampered to - other parcels. on Long Lake.. It is a long lot, approximately b15 feet, and narrows to 68 feet at she street compared to ..approximately 20b feet at the lake. d.. Parcel size -The existing lot is 98,800 square feet. This is much greater than the zoning ordinance requires and is significantly larger thanother parcels of land on the lake, After subdivision, both new lots will be well above the mina.mum required. for the ~o~e,