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Page 1 of 3 HARDSHIP DOCUMENTATION FORM Thie form is « rsquirtd submittsl for ALL vtrisnee appliestfoM. An applieatien will not be considered complete or placed on any meeting agendas unb1 this form is complete and submitted to the City. Minnesota State Statue Section 384.27. Subdivision 7 requires that a hardship be demonstrated in order for a variance to be granted. The hardship must be unique to the property as variances run with the land and not the land owner. Persons! snd eoonomic sHusOons sre not eonsid^ed velld hardshipa. In order lor an appGeation to be heard by the Planning Commission and City Council a hardship having merit must be demonstrated. HOW DO I PROVE A HARDSHIP? l^is form has 12 points outlining the basis City staff uses to determine If a hardship exists and how the variance wiN affect the surrounding community. To prove a hardship, address all the relevant points listed below and answer them as clearly as possible. Since you are requesting the cede exception, you have the burden of proving that the variance ia Justified. The Information the Ci^ reech/es Is what is used in determining a denial or approval recommendation. If you leave something out it W'i not be considered. Please address each of these hardship criteria as they relate to the request (some may not apply): 1.*The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions allowed by the official controls.” •The plight of the landowner it due to o'rcumstances unique to his property not create by the landowner.” 3. ‘The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential charaete.* of the locality.” 4.”Economic considerations alone shall not constitute an undue hardship if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter.” 5* V jiiL A