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. . II t?JI'JO B. Other Zoning Ordinance Requirements. 1. 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 4. The Council may impose conditions in the granting of variances to insure compliance and protect adjacent properties. C. Other criteria or conditions often associated with variances. 1. Previous eases of a similar nature which have been reviewed by the City, whether the action taken was for approval or denial; The variance should not be greater than necessary to accomplish the landowner's objective; Existence of alternative locations, development concepts or space requirements which require consideration; The variance would allow a condition that is consistent with the surrounding development (Was an area developed under standards different than current regulations would allow or in an era that had different requirements). The State Statutes state in Chapter 462.357, Subpart 6, (2), the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality (neighborhood); Conforming to the literal provisions would result in an "undue hardship" such that the property could not be put to a "reasonable" use and "...economic considerations alone shall not constitute an undue hardship"; The variance would improve an existing non-conforming condition and ordinance compliance without major demolition and reconstruction would be impossible; and The variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets, or increase the danger of fire, or endanger the public safety, or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Action to approve or deny a request for a variance should contain specific reference to any of the above requirements or criteria that apply. D. Requested Variances (see Exhibit A, pages 9, 10, and 11 of 47). 1. Minimum office component requirement within each office/warehouse building reduced from 25 percent to 10 percent. 2. Minimum landscape area requirement for the Phase II development reduced from 35 percent to 25.3 percent (Exhibit I).