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• Subdivision 4. Standards for Granting of Variance No variance shall be <br />granted unless the City Council shall make without qualification on the basis of <br />evidence presented at the meeting the following findings: <br />a. That the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public <br />welfare; <br />b. That the granting of the variance will not substantially diminish or <br />impair property values or improvements in the area; <br />c. That the granting of the variance is necessary for the preservation <br />and enjoyment of substantial property rights; <br />d. That the variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air <br />to adjacent property; <br />e. That the variance will not impair the orderly use of the public streets; <br />f. That the variance will not increase the danger of fire or endanger the <br />public safety; <br />g. Whether the shape, topographical condition or other similar <br />. characteristic of the tract is such as to distinguish it substantially from <br />all of the other properties in the zoning district of which it is a part, or <br />whether a particular hardship, as distinguished from mere inconvenience <br />to the owner, would result if the strict letter of the Chapter were carried <br />out; <br />h. Whether the variance is sought principally to increase financial gain <br />to the owner of the property, and to determine whether a substantial <br />hardship to the owner would result from a denial of the variance. <br />• <br />