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3) That the proposed variance includes the following component: a)....That That the existing driveway that provides access to the Property from Demontreville Trail be allowed to also serve as the access for the proposed chapel or place worship on the applicant's property. 4) With respect to the proposed variance for the use of the existing driveway for access for the proposed chapel, the strict enforcement of the City's zoning regulations will cause practical difficulties and the Applicants propose to use the Property in a reasonable marmer not permitted by an official control. The addition of chapel to Carmelites site has been planned since at least 1991 when the City first approved a Master Plan for their site. The Carmelites have been using the easement with a driveway to Demontreville Trail for access to the site since that time. Adding another driveway or access to the Carmelites property would be a practical difficulty as the onlypublic street theirproperty has frontage on is Hidden Bay Trail to south. A new driveway would be about 1,500jeet in length, would require extensive tree removal and grading and would he an access onto a local street — not a collector or arterial street as the City Code requires for places of worship. It is recognized that the existing driveway that serves the property connects to the public street and as such, itproposed use for a chapel will not be impacol on public infrastructure, thus the Applicants would be using the Property in a reasonable manner. The use of the existing driveway for access to Demontreville Trail for the addition of chapel to their site is a reasonable use of the property and the existing access. 5) With respect to the proposed variance for the use of the existing driveway for access for the chapel, the plight of the Applicants is due to circumstances unique to the Property not created by the Applicants. According to the applicant, the existing lot layout with the access easement to Demontreville Trail has been in place since 1904. This is a unique situation with circumstances not created by the landowner or the Applicant — the Carmelite Monks. Therefore, this criterion has been met with respect to the variance for using the existing driveway for access for the proposed chapel, 6) With respect to the proposed variance for using the existing driveway for access for the proposed chapel, the proposed variance will not alter the essential character of the locality in which the Property is located. The proposed variance will allow the Carmelites to use the existing driveway (that currently provides access to their site)for access for the proposed chapel. By using the existing driveway that has been in place for many years, the Carmelites will not be altering the essential character of the locality (or area) in which their property is located. Therefore, the use of the existing driveway will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood and this criterion has been met. Conversely, adding another driveway to their site that would have access onto a local, neighborhood street would change the character of that locality and area of the City,