The Board of Zoning Appeals shall make an affirmative decision
on a variance request only upon:
A. A showing of good and sufficient cause. Good and sufficient cause
deals solely with the physical characteristics of the property and
cannot be based on the character of the improvement, the personal
characteristics of the owner/inhabitants, or local provision that
regulate standards other than health and public safety.
[Amended 11-25-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-4]
B. A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in
exceptional hardship due to the physical characteristics of the property.
Increased cost or inconvenience of meeting the requirements of this
chapter does not constitute an exceptional hardship to the applicant.
C. A determination that the granting of a variance for development within
any designated floodway, or special flood hazard area with base flood
elevations but no designated floodway, will not result in increased
flood heights beyond that which is allowed in this chapter.
D. A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in
additional threats to public safety; extraordinary public expense;
nuisances; fraud or victimization of the public; or conflict with
existing local laws.
E. A determination that the building, structure or other development
is protected by methods to minimize flood damages.
F. A determination that the variance is the minimum necessary to afford
relief, considering the flood hazard.