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Greenfield Estates Variance Report March 14, 2005 Page 3 The property has enough space for all 125 required garage stalls to be constructed and to meet the required setbacks. Staff is not aware of any extraordinary circumstances that apply to this property. There is no physical reason why the garages couldn’t be constructed to meet the Code. The applicant has indicated that based on the past garage rental history, a large percentage of the garages would not be used. The applicant does not wish to spend money on garages that he predicts will not be used. b. The literal interpretation of the provisions of this Title would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this Title. The literal interpretation of the provisions of the Zoning Code would not deprive the applicant of rights enjoyed by other properties in the same zone. c. That the special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. It has not been determined that special conditions or circumstances exist for this property. d. That granting the variance requested would not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this Title to owners of other lands, structures or buildings in the same district. Granting the variance would confer upon the property owner a special privilege denied to others in the same district. e. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. Economic conditions alone shall not be considered a hardship. The City Council would first need to determine whether a hardship exists. f. The variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone. The variance may be detrimental to the purpose of this Title unless it is determined that a hardship is present. g. The proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. The requested variance would not result in any of the above-cited adverse effects.