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PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION FORM <br />LA26-000008 <br />1. The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the <br />Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: see above <br />2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the <br />landowner. <br />Response: See above <br />3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />Response: See above <br />4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for the <br />property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. <br />Response: see above <br />5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar <br />energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in <br />Minnesota Statutes, Section 116J.06, Subd. 2, when in harmony with this Chapter. <br />Response: see above <br />6. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any use that <br />is not allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is <br />located. <br />Response: see above <br />7. The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a <br />two-family dwelling. <br />Response: see above <br />8. The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such property <br />or immediately adjoining property. <br />Response: see above <br />9. The conditions do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land <br />is located. <br />Response: see above <br />10. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial <br />property right of the applicant. <br />Response: see above <br />11. The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort,12