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9. If a time limit or periodic review is included as a condition by which a special use permit is granted, the special use permit �.y shall be reviewed at a public hearing with notice of said hearing published at least ten (10) days prior to the review; it shall be the responsibility of the Clerk to schedule such public hear- ings and the owner of land having a special use permit shall not be required to pay a fee for said review. 5.05 VARIANCES AND APPEALS Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in any way of carrying out the strict letter of the provisions of this ordinance, an appeal may be made and a variance may be granted. The hardships or difficulties must have to do with the characteristics of the land and not the property owner. The procedure for granting variances is as follows: (A) A person desiring a variance shall fill out and submit to the Clerk a "Zoning Form" , together with a fee as required in Ordinance No. 52 and all related material as requested in Section 5.03. (B) The application shall be referred to the Planning Commission which shall submit a report to the Village Council. _ (C) The petitioner shall appear before the Planning Commission in order to answer questions. (D) The Village Councilmay grant the variance if it finds that a hard- ship has been created by the shape or condition of the parcel in question, granting the variance is necessary to the reasonable use of the land and granting the variance will not adversely affect the existing or potential use of adjacent land. Section 6. DISTRICT PROVISIONS 6.01 DISTRICTS The zoning districts are so designed as to assist in carrying out the intents and purposes of the Comprehensive Plan and to control residential densities in such a manner as to adequately provide public services and utilities. The zoning districts are based upon the Comprehensive Plan which has the purpose of protecting the public health, safety, conven- ience, and general welfare by controlling the needs for public utilities, protecting against traffic congestion and accident hazards, protecting the public health from adverse influences generated by non-residential uses, protecting against the danger of fire conflagration, and other purposes of a similar nature. For the purposes of this Ordinance the Village of Lino Lakes is hereby divided into the following Zoning Districts. -17-