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Petitioner is seeking vuria»nee to the above listed regttlatiorts as it relates to required o,(f-str eel parking. The Int ilse-Vis so small that no ajj=su•eetparkind is practicable In(.rn)•way.As s•rteh,all striff members and clientele n•ill be required to 1.7prk oli the street,-%Ch parking does not, hoivever.base any signijlcarnt change in the eurrent b afj is patter».c, or is likely to oJlterwire carrsa congestion. There:are numerous open space-•along the north facing line o1 the subiec•t proper(p down to the next block;the lots directly arlfacent to the subject property are not developed lots, brit contain a church side-vurd(that, if parking is ever needed, it is only needed on the u•eekerefs or nights, thus lot interfereing with the business hours at ihr.>shtbject property, which will largely be A-fondgv through Friday during normal business hours).and to the east is a community pork. 2) A statement on how each of the following standards for the granting of variances is met: (a) The approval will not be injurious to the public health,safety,morals and general welfare of the community: Landscape Regulations. The>property is located directly acyacenl to an alley on the east side. with improventerlts right up to the lot line;on the.rear lot line(south lot line.)the properly is bitill within tie•o(2)feel of a church building.on they ivest lot line,the lot is divided by a fens a and vegeiative grciwdl that is oil die adjoiner's properly(grapevines), that grow up and over the fence of the sul.ject property and provides vegetative cover along the entire lot lirhz,•f n ther»wre, the lot adjacent to the subject property to the west is errs open yard space:the favor►(jiving lot line(north property lime),is h.ordere>el by a concrete walking palh. The absence of the cra•rernly required trees under the code is not injurious to the public health,.sgfeti;morals and general tselfare afthe coininamity.as the current rise will not substrmlially change,and adding further vegeluiive cover in/his neighborhood has historically allon•ed drug-users and other undesirable behaviors to take place under cover. Parking Regulations.Because of the.nature of the legal practice, and the number of expected employees, parking fbr more lhtar ten(IQ)cars at any oue time would bee highly untrsrtal cir•cunnstance art this location. In fact,it is more likely shut the mast at any one time would be closer to eight(N)including all support sta j)-and ator•nc>)ts. As such, this additional parking tiri11 not be nijtrrious to the prcblic heerltl►, si fety, morons and general welfihre o/ ie corumunity, especiclj>in light q/the number(f opea on-street parking locations immediately adjacent ta)the select proper!!: (b) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance will not be affected in a substantially adverse manner;and: landscape. For all the sane masons listedd above, the value acrd use of the adjacent pr•oper•ties in 1he area Ivill iraii suffer•by granting this ift-Wance. Parking: For all the saute reason listed above,the value and use of the u4jacenlln•opet7ies in the area will not 810i>r In).the granting of this var•icrnee request. espeeidly ill light of the operational hours of-tt7e pr'uposed legal business,and the times thol parking is•needed Moan the street 6vhich is typically after business hours or on the sveckends). (c) The strict application of the terms of this Ordinance would result in practical difficulties in the use of the property: l crnrlsccrpins,>.,Strict application is praclieally(ii�licuh, (lire to the mrall size of the csi tarn;>lats}urd-snuee. Parking.Strict application is practivginfra!ifl'icifl Vrirr lot, unda courplc•te lack ufurea to develop q1j-.street par•klig. SEP 2 g 2017 } O "vi IF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE IS BEINGREQUESTED,(if riot;fl'-ai TT oo nex..§ cn} .•f r 3 1) A detailed description and purpose of the Special Exception Use(s)being req>iested: IM.4 2) A statement on how each of the following standards for the grantingof a Special Exception Use is met: (a) The proposed use will not be injurious to the public health,safety,comfort,community moral standards, convenience or general welfare: MM