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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, or some other elements in the Plan, it is essential that a request for rezoning be supported with information to show that it is consistent with the basic policy directives of the Comprehensive Plan. A change in the policy plan text may also be necessary. 1 O. Variances: The Roseville City Council serves as the Board of Zoning Variances and Appeals and makes the final decision regarding zoning variances. The Roseville Code provides that the City Council may approve variations from the strict and uniform application of the zoning ordinance standards upon showing of undue hardship or practical difficulties. The Planning Commission holds the formal hearing and recommends an action to the City Council. The narrative in support of a variance application should present the necessary information to fully explain the "hardships" that justify the departure rrom the strict application of the Code. The term "undue hardship" typically refers to physical characteristics ofthe property, such as shape, soil conditions, or extreme topography. Neither mere inconvenience, nor reduction in value alone, is sufficient to justify a variance. The inability to put property to its highest and best use is not considered a hardship or practical difficulty. The problem that justifies the variance must be caused by conditions beyond the control of the applicant. The applicant cannot create the condition that requires the variance. 11. Conditional Use Permit: The Roseville Zoning Code provides for a class of uses within each zoning district, that may not be acceptable generally, or without restrictions, but which may be acceptable if limited as to number, intensity, and other characteristics. These uses are called Conditional Uses in the Roseville Code. A formal hearing by the Planning Commission is required. The Commission recommends an action to the City Council. The narrative provided in support of an application for a conditional use must fully describe the proposed development, with particular attention to any modifications and limitations of the use that have been made to insure its compatibility with surrounding uses, the purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance, and the Comprehensive Plan. 12. Planned Unit Development (PUD): The Roseville City Code (Chapter 1008) provides the opportunity to apply for approval of a rezoning to Planned Unit Development (PUD). While the approval of a rezoning under other circumstances seeks either a mistake in the original zoning, or changed conditions, a rezoning to PUD may be approved upon a finding that it provides for Page 7 of 14