7.3. SR 10-17-2011 - Laserfiche WebLink

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In exercising these powers and duties, the City Council shall follow the procedures, rules and regulations established in subdivision II of division 2 of this article. (b) Rules. The Board of Adjustments shall adopt rules for the conduct of business and may exercise all of the powers conferred on such boards by state law. (c) Variances generally. The Board of Adjustments may authorize upon appeal in specific cases such relief or variance from the terms of this division as will not be contrary to the public interest, and only for those circumstances such as hardship, practical difficulties or circumstances unique to the property under consideration, as provided for in subdivision II of division 2 of this article. In the granting of such variance, the Board of Adjustments shall clearly identify in writing the specific conditions that existed consistent with the criteria specified in subdivision II of division 2 of this article which justified the granting of the variance. - . .. ~; ~. (d ~Iin addition to the criteria set forth in Division 2 subdivision II :~~Tof this article..- t~'he following additional variance criteria of the Federal Emergency Management Agency must be satisfied for the issuance of a variance for an~properttr i~7thin any clesignltecl regulator~° lloodplain: ,~ 1 1. L1 ^t- ' z7tiaE~. ies'cirr -- - -- - -- ..a„ ( Variances shall only be issued upon a showing of good and sufficient cause. and a determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and a 2 a determination the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety; extraordinarypublic expense create nuisances cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with exiting local laws or ordinances. 3 Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard. to afford relief. 4 Nn Variance shall have the effect of alto«~ng in any district uses prohibiting in that district, permit a loz~-er degree of flood protection than the regulztorn- flood protection elevation for the particular area or permit standards lo~vet: than those .~:equired by,_st:ate law. (ems) Hearings. j~T~The Land Develo ment Staff -shall submit b mail to the state Conunissioner of Natural ~:~~- - p Y Resources a copy of the application for proposed variances sufficiently in advance so that the conunissioner will receive at least ten days' notice of the hearing on the variance. (f) Decisions; restrictions on variances. ..