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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 123 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF GEM LAKE RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION AND ALLOWANCE OF VARIANCES FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 3.2 of Ordinance 43K is amended, to delete the definitions of "Hardship, Undue" and "Variance". SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 17.4 of Ordinance 43K is amended as follows (deleted text stmek thr-e.,g , new text underlined): Section 17.4 Variances 17.4.1 Purpose and Intent. The City Council, sitting as the Board of Appeal and Adjustment, may grant Variances from the strict applications of the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance and impose conditions and safeguards in the Variances so granted. These Variances shall be considered in cases where by reason of narrowness, shallowness, or shape of a lot or where by reason of exceptional topographic or water conditions or where other extraordinary and exceptional conditions of such lot exist, the strict application of the terms of the Zoning Ordinance would result in practical difficulties an undue hardship upon the owner of such lot in complying with the regulations of the zoning district in which said lot is located. "Practical difficulties." as used in connection with the grant of a variance means that the property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance• 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 do not constitute the terms fthe en ing Ordinance practical difficulties. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. A variance may not be granted to allow any use that is not allowed in the zoning district in which the property is located. 17.4.2 Application. An application for any Variance from the Zoning Ordinance shall be made on a form provided by the City. If the Variance is to be considered in association with any other Building Permits, Conditional or Interim Use Permits, or Subdivision, all related applications shall be submitted simultaneously with the Variance application so as to represent the full intent of the applicant. The application(s) shall be accompanied by a fee payable to the City in an aggregate amount as established in the City's fee schedule. The application(s) shall state full all facts relied upon by the applicant and shall be supplemented