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<br /> <br />2408 Hillview Road Variance Report <br />October 1, 2014 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />c. The applicant proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by this <br />Title or the City Code. <br /> <br />It is not unusual for commercial type uses to have the entire property fenced due to the need for <br />extra security, particularly for City infrastructure. The City needs to put the taller fence in both <br />front yards in order to protect the entire building. <br /> <br />d. Unique circumstances apply to the property which do not apply to other properties in the <br />same zone or vicinity and result from lot size or shape, topography or other circumstances <br />over which the owner of the property since the enactment of this Title has had no control. <br />The unique circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. <br /> <br />This property has been the location of Municipal Well No. 4 for many years and is unique <br />because of it being the location of a city well. The building on the property contains the well and <br />a water treatment plant. There are tanks of chemicals necessary for the operation of the water <br />system in the building. The City needs to do everything possible to protect the water supply and <br />the surrounding properties. <br /> <br />e. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. <br /> <br />The 6-foot fence will change the appearance of this property, although since it is a commercial <br />building, it is already a different structure than the rest of the neighborhood. The building has <br />large tanks of chemicals inside, such as chlorine. The safety and security of the City’s water <br />supply and the neighborhood, should take precedence over the property’s appearance. <br /> <br />f. The variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the practical <br />difficulties. Economic conditions alone do not constitute practical difficulties. <br /> <br />The two foot variance is the minimum variance needed since the Zoning Code limits front yard <br />fence heights to four feet. <br /> <br />g. The Planning Commission may impose such conditions upon the premises benefited by a <br />variance as may be necessary to comply with the standards established by this Title or to <br />reduce or minimize the effect of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood, <br />and to better carry out the intent of the variance. The condition must be directly related to <br />and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. <br /> <br />Staff does not have any suggested conditions.