If compliance with any of the requirements of this Part would
result in an exceptional hardship to a prospective builder, developer
or landowner, the Borough of Renovo Zoning Hearing Board may, upon
request, grant relief from the strict application of the requirements.
Requests for variances shall be considered by the Borough of Renovo Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the procedures contained in § 27-1820 and the following:
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use,
or activity within any floodway area/district that would cause any
increase in the BFE.
No variance shall be granted for any construction, development, use,
or activity within any AE Area/District without floodway that would,
together with all other existing and anticipated development, increase
the BFE more than one foot at any point.
No variances shall be granted for a proposed accessory structure
that exceeds 200 square feet in size. A signed nonconversion agreement
is required as a condition of receiving the variance.
Except for a possible modification of the regulatory flood elevation requirement involved, no variance shall be granted for any of the other requirements pertaining specifically to development regulated by special permit (Article E of this Part) or to development which may endanger human life (§ 27-1734).
In granting any variance, the Borough of Renovo Zoning Hearing Board
shall attach whatever reasonable conditions and safeguards it considers
necessary in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare,
and to achieve the objectives of this Part.
A complete record of all variance requests and related actions shall
be maintained by the Borough of Renovo Zoning Hearing Board. In addition,
a report of all variances granted during the year shall be included
in the annual report to the FEMA.
Notwithstanding any of the above, however, all structures shall
be designed and constructed so as to have the capability of resisting
the one-percent-annual-chance flood.