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P&ge 1 of 3 HARDSHIP DOCUMENTATION FORM This form is a required submittal for ALL variance applications. An app-icaticn will not be ccnsidered complete or placed on any meeting agendas until this form is complete and submined to the City.________________________ Minnesota State Statue Section 394.27, Subdivision 7 requires that a hardship ^e demonstrated in order for a variance to be granted. The hardship must be urvque to the property as variances run with the land and not the land owner. Personal end ecanor. c situations are not considered valid hardships. In order for an application to be heard ty the Planning Commission and City Council a hardship having merit must be demonstrated. HOW DO 1 PROVE A HARDSHIP? u v This form has 12 points outlining the basis City staff uses to determ.ne if a hajuship exists and how th.e variance will affect the surrounding community. To prove a hardship, address all the relevant points listed below and answer them as dearly as possible. Since you are requesting the code exception, you have the burden of proving that the variance Is justified. The information the City receives is what is used m determ.n.ng a denial or approval recommendation. !f you leave something out it wil not be considered. Please address each cf 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." 4LL 2. "The plignt cf the landcwner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner." 3. -The variance, if granted, will not alter th.e essential character of the locality.' "Economic considerations alone shall rot constitute an uncue hardship if reasonable use for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter." ^ », W i