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2925 County Road H2 Variance Page 2 a. Exceptional or extraordinary 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 owners of the property since the effective date hereof have had no control. The extraordinary circumstances which apply to this property are that the house was placed close to the east property line which limits the amount of room available for a driveway next to the house, the curb cut is located on the property line with limited ability to expand to the west; and; drainage on the property runs east to west and the applicant does not want the driveway directly adjacent to the house where water would run up against the foundation. 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 would not deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by others in the district, as most other property owners are able to have at least a decent one car wide driveway and the curb cut lining up with the driveway. c. That the special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. The applicant is not responsible for the conditions which have prompted him to apply for a variance. Mr. Mathiowetz has only owned the property since 2006 and the house, driveway and curb cut were in place prior to the applicant buying the property. d. That granting the variance requested will 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 this variance would not confer upon the applicant a special privilege in that other property owners are able to have decent width driveways which line up with their curb cut. e. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. Economic conditions alone shall not be considered a hardship. The variance requested is the minimum that would be necessary in order to line the driveway up with the existing curb cut. f. The variance would not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title or to other property in the same zone. Given the circumstances, granting the variance request may not be materially detrimental to the purpose of this Title.