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Oct -16 -96 01:38P City of Arden Hills <br />Conditions Required for a Variance <br />612 633 -7839 P.02 <br />1. General Ordinance Requirement. <br />The conditions required for the approval of a variance are found in Section Vill,1), 4, c, <br />of the City Code which states the following: "Adherence to the provisions of this <br />ordinance is required except for special cases which arise because of thc configuration of <br />41a a particular parcel. The condition shall not have been created by the landowner. A <br />variance or variances may be granted from specific provisions of this ordinance because <br />such land factors as length of a side of a lot, the shape of the lot or the unusual terrain <br />prohibit reasonable development equivalent to that which would be permitted without <br />variance on a similar size lot located in the same district, but which lot has no unusual <br />configuration. Economic conditions alone shall not be grounds for a variance." <br />2. Other Zoning Ordinance Requirements. <br />a. The variance shall not impair the health, safety, comfort and general welfare of <br />thc public; <br />b. The variance shall not be contrary to the intent and purpose of thc Comprehensive <br />Plan, Official Map or any ordinances of the City; <br />c. Variances shall not allow a use in a district that is not otherwise allowed; and <br />d. The Council may impose conditions in the granting of variances to insure <br />compliance and protect adjacent properties. <br />3. Other criteria or conditions often associated with variances. <br />1. Previous cases of a similar nature which have been reviewed by the City, whether <br />the action taken was for approval or denial; <br />2. The variance should not be greater than necessary to accomplish the landowner's <br />objective; <br />3. Existence of alternative locations, development concepts or space requirements <br />which require consideration; <br />4. The variance would allow a condition that is consistent with thc surrounding <br />development (Was an area developed under standards different than current <br />regulations would allow or in an era that had different requirements). The State <br />Statutes state. in Chapler 462.357, Subpart 6, (2), thc variance, if granted, will not <br />alter the essential character of the locality (neighborhood); <br />Page 86 <br />