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The only concern related to the variance request is a requirement that the need for the <br />variance is not caused by the applicant. In this case, the applicant had subdivided the lot, <br />creating a new building site with an excessively steep driveway. To approve the variance, <br />the City should find that the hardship is a condition of the land, and that the City would <br />have approved of the variance had the applicants requested it at the time of the <br />subdivision. <br />Summary and Recommendation <br />It is possible to construct a home on the new lot without a variance. The resulting home <br />would have a very steep driveway and /or an inability to make it handicapped accessible. <br />These conditions are unique to this property, and would make the proposed use infeasible <br />without the driveway variance to gain access from LaBore Road. Under this scenario, a <br />variance would be justified based on a finding that the special condition is a result of the <br />condition of the land, rather than the action of the applicants in subdividing the original <br />property. <br />cc: Kathy Glanzer <br />Greg Schroeder <br />Steve Westerhaus <br />Terry Maurer <br />Theodore and Patricia O'Neil <br />College City Homes <br />Page 23 <br />