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7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. The Board or Council may permit as a variance the tcmporar>' use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. 'i'he applicant will not be changing the dwelling status of the properly, The special conditions applying to the structure of land in question arc peculiar to such properly or immediately adjoining property. The property was platted well before the cunent zoning regulations, resulting in tlie property not conforming with standards. The size qf the lot has limited the applicant's options for placing the garage elsewhere on the lot. Also, the shared driveway cannot be moved to any other location without removing access to the neighbor's lot. The condit - “ss do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. Many lots in the Navarre area are not served by shared driveways, but many do not meet setback requirements. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a :;r’>stantial property right of the applicant. 'fhe applicant has an existing garage located in the same location as the proposed garage will be located. 1 he applicant has indicated tire garage on the lot is nearing disrepair and should be replaced. The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort, morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of the Zoning Code. The granting of the variances will not constitute a public hazard. The granting of such variance will n(;t merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, hut is necessaiy to alleviate demonstrable hnrdsWp or difficulty. 'j'hc granting of variances will not create something new for the lot. fhe applicant has a legal, non-confonning structure on the lot serving the properly as tlie proposed garage would. The vaiiai.ecs are not a convenience due to the conditions already existing on lire properly. Tiie setbacks would become 3 feet, whereas, the cunent structure is on the property line, and overall liardcover would be reduced from 52.2% to 48.6%. H23S5 Stephnnie Kroc^er 34^5 Cry stal Place Variances 7/20/93 Page 5