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EXHIBIT B Page 1 of 3 HARDSHIP DOCUMENTATION FORM This form is a required submittal for ALL variance applications. An appHcat cr v%>!l net be corsdered complete or oiaced on a-y meet ng agendas ur:l tn s form is connpiele and subm tted to the City. _____ Minnesota State Statue Sect on 39^.27. S.bd'vsicr 7 'equires tnat a hardsn p ce cemonstrated in orde'" for a vanance to be granted. The hardship must be un que to the property as variances run with the ’and and roflhe land cAner. Ferscral and eccr.cn c s iuatcns are no! cons>'dered valid hardships In erderfor an application to oe heard by t.ne Planning Commiss-cn and C-ty Ccjr.ol a ha'dsh.p having rrem must be demonstrated. HOW DO 1 PROVE A HARDSHIP? Tn.s form has 12 points outlining the basis C.ty staf* uses to detem.ne if a hardshp exists and how the variance w il affect the surrounding comrr.unity. To prove a ha* Jship, aedress ail the relevant pemts 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 is justified. Tne information the City receives is what is used *n dete'"-n no a denial or approval reconrrerdat'on If you leave someth ng cut it w 'I rot be corside-ed Please address each of these hardship criter.a as they relate to the request (serre may not app'y) 1. “The property in question cannot oe put to a reasc~ab'e use ' used under conditions a'lowed by the official centre’s.' "The plioht of the landowner is due to circumsta-ces unique tc his property not lin -yug w\vv\Cvi.Luv«A .ye/^U-LVie “The variance, if granted, will not alter tn» essert a: character of the Icca.ity - . (^ei\-Kr ’Hi-e tA“ OQyHPrm W toyjcs. Joud-win “Economic considerations alone shall not cersttute an undue hardship if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter.'