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PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM <br />LA24-000034 <br />1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted <br />by the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: The properties will be used in a permitted manner. <br />2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created <br />by the landowner. <br />Response: N/A <br />3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />Response: Correct, it will make the character better. <br />4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use <br />for the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: n/a <br />5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight <br />for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as <br />defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 116J.06, Subd. 2, when in harmony with this <br />Chapter. <br />Response: n/a <br />6. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any <br />use that is not allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected <br />person's land is located. <br />Response: ok <br />7. The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family <br />dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br />Response: ok <br />8. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br />property or immediately adjoining property. <br />Response: The current lot arrangement is strange and the new one will be much better. <br />9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which <br />said land is located. <br />Response: na <br />10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a <br />16