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Ordinance 861 Page 4 SECTION 4. The Mounds View City Council hereby amends Title 1200, Chapter 1205, Section 1205.02 of the Mounds View Zoning Code about Variances by deleting the semen language and adding the underlined text as follows: Title 1200, Chapter 1205, Section 1205.02 of the Mounds City Code: 1205.02: VARIANCES: The Council may grant a variance of these subdivision regulations in any particular case where the subdivider can show that, by reason of exGeptienal topography or other physical Genditions unique circumstances relating to a specific lot, the strict compliance with these regulations Gould Ga se an exGeptional and twee imposes unusual hardship en the enjoyment of a substantial PFGpeFty right; to the subdivider in the use of his or her land. Unusual hardship includes but is not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. A variance may be granted only if the Council finds that all of the following circumstances exist: Subd. 1. The variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of these regulations. Subd. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Subd. 3. The subdivider proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by these regulations or the City Zoning Ordinance Subd. 4. Unique circumstances apply to the property which do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances over which the owner of the property since the enactment of these regulations has had no control. That the unique circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant Subd. 5. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood Subd. 6. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the unusual hardship. Economic conditions alone do not constitute unusual hardship Subd. 7. The Council may impose such conditions upon the premises benefited bythe variance, as may be necessary to comply with the standards established by this section or to reduce or minimize the effect of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood, and to better carry out the intent of the variance. The condition must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance.