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Res 139-21 Page 2 of 3 Finding: The variance is in harmony with the Municipal Code. Section §160.342 (Schedule of Off -Street Parking Requirements), requires two -spaces for Single - Family dwellings. It is reasonable for a driveway to accommodate side -by -side parking for two vehicles. 2. The variance is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; Finding: The Variance is not applicable to the Comprehensive Plan. 3. The applicant proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by this chapter or the city code; Finding: It is reasonable for a single-family home to have a driveway wide enough to park two vehicles side -by -side. It is more practical to expand the driveway towards the side yard vs. the interior of the lot, because of changes in topography and to preserve a mature tree in the middle of the front yard. 4. Unique circumstances apply to the property which do not apply 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 this chapter has had no control. The unique circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant; Finding; The unique circumstance is that the home was built in 1956 with a one -car tuck - under garage, and driveway one -car wide. The applicant purchased the property in 2019. 5. The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood; Finding; The variance does not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. Of the seven homes on the west side of the block, five homes have driveways with 0' side yard setbacks. The applicant's home is the sixth. All of these homes are similar in character (all appear to be identical) with single -car tuck -under garages, and two -car wide driveways. 6. The variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the practical difficulties. Economic conditions alone do not constitute practical difficulties; and Finding: The variance requested is the minimum which would alleviate the practical difficulty. 7. The Board of Adjustment and Appeals may impose such conditions upon the premises benefitted by a variance as may be necessary to comply with the standards established by this chapter or to reduce or minimize the effect of the 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.