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I EXCAVATIONS § 8-12 I (c) The request ahall be referred to the planning commis- sion for study concerning its effect on the character and ' development of adjacent areas. The planning commission shall make its recommendation within sigty (60) days to the council, if no recommendation is made within that time, the council may act without the recommendation. (d) In considering applications for variances, the council shall consider the advice and recommendations of the planning commission and the effect of the proposed variance upon the health, safety, and general welfare of the community existing and anticipated and the effect of the proposed variance. (e) If the council shall determine that the special conditions applying to the land in question are peculiar to such property, and do not apply generally; that the granting ' of the variance is necessary; that granting the variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort, morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of this chapter, and that the granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty, the council may grant such variances and impose conditions and safeguards therein. (f) Variances may be denied by motion of the council and such motion shall constitute a finding and determination that the conditions required for approval do not. egist. No application for a variance which has been denied wholly or in part shall be resubmitted for a period of sig (6) months from the date of said order of clenial, except on grounds of new evidence or proof of change of conditions found to be valid by the planning commission. (g) A violation of any condition set forth in granting a variance shall be a violation of this chapter and automati- cally terminates the variance. (h) A variance ahall become void one (1) year after it was granted unlesa made use of. (Ord. No. 150, § 8.4, 12-16-71) 465 I