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PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM <br />LA25-000038 <br />1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response:N/A <br />2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the landowner. <br />Response:N/A <br />3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />Response: The variance requested is minor and intended to keep the home in line with neighboring properties in the community. <br />4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the property exists <br />under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response:N/A <br />S. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. <br />Variances shall be granted for earth -sheltered construction as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 1161.06, <br />Subd. 2, when in harmony with this Chapter. <br />Response:N/A <br />6. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any use that is not allowed <br />under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located. <br />Response:N/A <br />7. The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one -family dwelling as a two-family <br />dwelling. <br />Response:N/A <br />8. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property or immediately <br />adjoining property. <br />Response:N/A <br />9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located. <br />Response:N/A <br />10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right <br />of the applicant. <br />Response:N/A <br />11. The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort, morals, or in any other <br />respect be contrary to the intent of the Zoning Code. <br />Response: The proposed variance will not create or exacerbate any of the aforementioned issues. <br />12. The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant but is necessary to <br />alleviate demonstrable difficulty. <br />Response:N/A <br />15 <br />