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Surroundinl! Area Conditions Location: The property is located on County Road E between Snelling Avenue and Hamline Avenue. Zoning:R-l, Single Family Residential District Requirements: Lot area: 14,000 sf; lot width: 95 ft; lot depth 130 ft; front yard: 40 ft; side yard lOft. minimum/25 ft total. Accessory structure rear and side yard setback lOft. Land Use:Single Family home in a neighborhood of single family homes and Lindy's Steak House. Lot Size:Rectangular/Triangular in shape, 125 feet wide in front 23 feet wide in rear and approximately 200 feet in depth with an area of 14,226 square feet Terrain:Flat, with some trees. Conditions Required for Approval of a Variance Minnesota State Statue in Chapter 462.357, Subdivision 6, (2), defines "undue hardship" as: "... means the property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the official controls, the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner, and the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Economic considerations alone shall not constitute an undue hardship if reasonable use of the property exists under the terms of the ordinance...". A. General Ordinance Requirement. The conditions required for the approval of a variance are found in Section VIII, D, 4, c, of the City Code which states the following: "Adherence to the provisions of this ordinance is required, except for special cases which arise because of the configuration of a particular parcel. The condition shall not have been created by the landowner. A variance or variances of a side of a lot, the shape of the lot or the unusual terrain prohibit reasonable development equivalent to that which would be permitted without variance on a similar size lot located in the same district, but which lot has no unusual configuration. Economic conditions alone shall not be grounds for a variance." B. Other Zoniug Ordinance Requirements. I, The variance shall not impair the health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the public; 2. The variance shall not be contrary to the intent and purpose of the Comprehensive Plan, Official Map or any Ordinances of the City; 3. Variances shall not allow a use in a district that is not otherwise allowed; and;