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4 • Chapter 3: Land Use Goal 7: Sustain Lino Lakes’ natural resources which make it such a desirable place to live a. Policy (a): Protect and preserve the natural resources throughout the city. • Chapter 7: Local Water Management Plan Executive Summary Goals of the City’s Local Water Management Plan include but are not limited to: Goal 2.1 Protect and improve water quality and the scenic and ecologic values of City lakes, wetlands and other aquatic assets. Goal 3 Maintain and enhance, where possible, the functions and services of existing wetlands and associated habitats with the City. Goal 4.1 Provide adequate storage and conveyance of runoff to protect the public safety and minimize property damage. Goal 7.1 Identify, protect and preserve the desirable natural areas and ecological and aquatic resources of the community. • Chapter 10: Parks, Greenways & Trails Goal 4: Identify, protect and preserve the desirable natural areas and ecological and aquatic resources of the community. 3. There shall be practical difficulties in complying with the ordinance. “Practical difficulties,” as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that the property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the ordinance. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. The applicant failed to demonstrate practical difficulties. There are no practical difficulties in complying with the Commercial Stable Ordinance 1007.058. Council Resolution No. 21-67 approved a conditional use permit stating a maximum of 12.5 animal units are allowed on the Subject Site without an approved facility management and waste handling plan and a maximum of twenty-five (25.0) animal units are allowed on the Subject Site with an approved facility management and waste handling plan. If the property owner/applicant cannot comply with the 12.5 or 25 animal unit requirement, they would not be able to comply with the 50 animal unit conditions. 4. The plight of the landowner shall be due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner.