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3. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the \-anance is the minimum necessary, consider.ng the flood hazard, to afford relief. (d) Heanngs Upon filing with the City Council of an appeal from a decision of the Planning Director, or an application for a x'anance. the City Council shall fix a reasonable time for a hearing and give due notice to the parties in interest as specified by law. The City Council shall submit by mail to the Commissioner of Natural Resources a copy of the application for proposed variances sufficiently in advance so that the Commissioner w ill receive at least ten days notice of the hearing. (e) Decisions. The City Council shall arrive at a decision on such appeal or \-anance within 60 day's. In passing upon an appeal, the City Council may. so long as such action is in confomiity with the provisions of this Ordinance, reverse or affinn, wholly or m pari, or modify the order, requirement, decision or determination of the Planning Director or other public official. It shall make it.s decision in wr.t’'Mj setting forth the findings of fact and the reasons for its decisions. In granting a variance the City Council may presenbe appropriate conditions and safeguards such as those specified in Section 78-1135(6). which arc m confomiity w iih the purposes of this Ordinance Violations of such conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms under w hich the variance is granted, shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance punishable under Section 7S-1 1 3S A copy of all decisions granting variances shall be forwarded by mail to the Commissioner of Natural Resources wiihin ten (10) days of such action. (0 Appeals. Appeals from any- decision of the City Council may be nude, and as specified in this community’s official controls and also by Minnesota Statutes (g) Flood Insurance Notice and Record Keeping The Planning Director shall notify the applicant for a vanance that: I) The issuance of a vanance to construct a structure below- the base flood level w ill result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for SlOO of insurance coverage and 2) Such construction below the lOO-ycar or regional flood level increases risks to life and property*. Such notification shall be maintained with a record of all vanance actions. A community shall maintain a record of all vanance actions, including justification for their issuance, and report such vanarces ivsued in its annual or biennul report submitted to the Administrator of the NatiotuI Flood Insurance Program. See. 78-1135 Condilional Uses. The City Council shall hear and decide applications for conditional uses permissible under this Ordinance. Applications shall be submitted to the Planning Director who shall forward the application to City Council for consideration. (1) Heanngs Upon filing w ith the City an application for a conditional use permit, the City shall submit by mail to the Commissioner of Natural Resources a copy of the application for proposed conditional use sufficiently in advance so that the Commissioner will receive at least ten da> s nouce of the hearing. (2) Decisions The City Council shall amve at a decision on a conditiotul use within 60 days In granting a conditional use permit the City Council shall presenbe appropnatc conditions and safeguards, in addinon to those speafied in Secuon 78-1135(6). which are in conformity with the purposes of this Ordinance. \'ioIations of such conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms under which the condilional use permit is granted, shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance punishable under Section 78-1138. A copy of all decisions 3 Dutntt-I Nip. I I>700* rnuiM • 18.