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Section462.357, Subd. 6.Appeals and adjustments. <br />(2) ….Variances shall only be permitted when they are in harmony with the general <br />purposes and intent of the ordinance and when the variances are consistent with the <br />comprehensive plan. Variances may be granted when the applicant for the variance <br />establishes that there are practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. <br />"Practical difficulties," as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that <br />the property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by <br />the zoning ordinance; the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the <br />property not created by the landowner; and the variance, if granted, will not alter the <br />essential character of the locality. Economic considerations alone do not constitute <br />practical difficulties...The board…may impose conditions in the granting of variances. A <br />condition must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact <br />created by the variance. <br />In summary, the applicant must demonstrate that their request: <br />1.Is reasonable <br />2.Is uniqueand not causedby their actions <br />3.Maintains the essential characterof the neighborhood <br />The redlines below depict the proposed extension of the drivewayto access LaValle <br />Drive. <br /> <br />