Amending Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 of Chapter 21 Zoning

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premium rates and that such construction below the base flood elevation increases risks to life and property. (E) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall maintain a record of all waiver actions, including justification for their issuance, and shall include such information in the annual report submitted to the Federal Insurance Administration. A copy of said report shall also be sent to the Natural Resources Commission. (b) In specific cases the Board of Zoning Appeals may permit a variance from the application of height and area district regulations and similar development standards upon. a written determination that: (1) The approval of the variance will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community; ( 2) 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 (3 ) The strict application of the terms of the zoning ordinance will result in practical difficulties in the use of the property:; and ( 4) Reasonable regard has been given to the current area plan. The Board, in granting a variance, may prescribe any reasonable conditions applying thereto that it may deem necessary or desirable in carrying out the general purposes of this chapter. (c) A Class A cabaret or other controlled use which sells beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises, except for a Class B cabaret, may petition the Board of Zoning Appeals for a permit allowing for structural alterations to and expansion of restroom and/or kitchen facilities which exceed the perimeter of the existing building. The Board may grant said permit upon written findings pursuant to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section and upon additional written findings that: (1) Structural alterations of the restroom and/or kitchen