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Page 1 of3 <br />HARDSHIP DOCUMENTATION FORM <br />This form is a roquirsd submittal for ALL variance applications. application <br />will not be considered complete or placed on any meeting agendas until this form is <br />complete and submitted to the City. <br />Minnesota State Statue Section 394.27, Subdivision 7 requires that a hardship be <br />demonstrated in order for a variance to be granted. The hardship must be unique to the <br />property as variances run with the land and not the land owner. Personal and economic <br />situations are not considered valid hardships. In order for an application to be heard by <br />the Planning Commission and City Council a hardship having merit must be <br />demonstrated. <br />HOW DO I PROVE A HARDSHIP? <br />This form has 12 poirits outlining the basis City staff uses to determine if a hardship <br />exists and how tt» variance will affect the surrounding community. To prove a hardship, <br />address all the relevant points listod below and answer them as clearly as possible. <br />Since you are requesting the code exception, you have ths burden of proving that the <br />variance is Juatified. The information the City receives is what is used in determining a <br />denial or approval recommendation. If you leave something out it will not be considered. <br />Please address each of these hardship criteria as they relate to the request (some may <br />not apply): ' <br />1.'The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under <br />'^Hitions ailow^y tt^fflcipl controls." <br />2.The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not <br />creato$H>y th^ndowc^* <br />3.riance.W - — — ^ w w ymm w v w ^e^l cha»pter of Uiet li <br />considerations alone shall not constitute an undue hardship if <br />property e^ un^the <br />iP, <br />■ff" S '-Sm ■'“< in3 „!;L a <5 j 1 <br />Oi <br />J