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. (4) The City Council cannot make any of the findings of fact required by §32.340 of the Zoning Code to warrant the granting of a variance and specifically finds as follows in regard to §32.340: i • A. There are no special conditions applying to the structure or land in question which are peculiar to such property or immediately joining property; and B. The conditions which the applicant or someone else may argue are unique, are not unique and apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which the land is located; and C. The granting of the variance is not necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant; D. The granting of the proposed variance will impair health, safety, comfort, morals, and would be contrary to the intent of the Zoning Code; and E. The granting of such variance will merely serve as a convenience to the applicant and is not necessary to alle- viate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. 28. The City Council further finds that the granting of a variance would result in: A. Further traffic congestion on a narrow substandard residential curving, dead-end roadway. B. The diminution in value of surrounding properties which were constructed in reliance upon the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the performance standards of the Zoning Code and Subdivision Ordinance. C. Allowing for additional boats to be placed on Casco Cove which is silted in already, with one narrow channel out- let and which is already congested with boats and boat traffic from other lots abutting on Casco Cove. D. Two lots with lakeshore widths of only 50 feet, which is far less than the widths of other lots similarly situated in the area. 29. The Subdivision Ordinance requires that all pro- posed lots meet the minimum requirements of the Zoning Code unless a variance is granted. Pursuant to §39.140, it is the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance that residential