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63..10 shall be sprinkled as requird above. Every story, basement, or cellar in every building_ exceeding three stories in height or exceeding 10,000 sq. ft. of floor area hereafter erected in any multi -family residential (R-3, 11-4) district shall have installed and be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. The system for multi -family residential (R-3, R-4) shall be consi- dered complete when protection is provided in all habitable rooms. Exception: Buildings havinc a rosy floor area less than 2,000 sy. ft. shall not be required to instal a fire extinguishing system, provided each story of the building has at least 20 sq. ft. of opening above grade in each segment of the 50 lineal feet of exterior wall on at least one side of the building. Subdivision 3. Variances. Variances or adjustments from the requirements of this ordinance shall be considered by an Appeals Board, as established by the City Council. The Council shall make the final determination in all variance and adjustment cases. The Board of Appeals may recommend and the City Council may grant variances from the literal provision of this ordinance in instances where their strict enforcement would cause undue hardship because of circumstances unique and distinctive to the specific property or use under consideration. The provisions of ns_ this ordinance, coidered in conjunction with the unique and distinctive circumstances related to the property or uses thereof must be the approximate cause of hardship; circumstances caused by the property owner the e applicant or a predecessor in title shall not constitute sufficient justification to grant a vari- ance. A variance may be granted by the City Council after demon- stration by evidence that all of the following qualifications are met: (a) A particular hardship to the owner would result if he strict let tter of the regulations were carried out; (b) The conditions upon which the application for a variance is based are unique to the parcel of land or the use thereof for which the variance is sought and are not common, generally, to other property or uses thereof within the same zoning classification; (c) The gran tiny of the variance will not be detrimental to the 5ublic welfare or injurious to other property or improvements in the neighborhood. Variances will not he considered unless the appellant has Paid to the Citv the plan check fee as established by