18-25 Special Exception and Use Variance at 1701 Hickory Road

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Criteria for Decision Making Variance(s) - if applicable State statutes and the Zoning Ordinance require that certain standards must be met before a variance can be approved. Please address how the project meets the following criteria: (1) The approval will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community, because: The proposed variances will not be injurious to the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community. The variances requested are along a common lot line, interior to the project. (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, because: The use and value of adjacent properties should not be impacted by the variances requested because they are interior to the development. (3) The strict application of the terms of this Chapter would result in practical difficulties in the use of the property, because: The strict application of the Ordinance would require setbacks on the interior of the project, which would result in the development being constructed in a manner that is not cohesive. The Ordinance recognizes the development of multiple parcels as a singular zoning lot, but only if under common ownership. The Ordinance does not recognize a common development under a public-private partnership. (4) The variance granted is the minimum necessary, because: The variances proposed relate only to the interior lot lines. The development meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance on all exterior lot lines, providing the appropriate buffering and setbacks impacting surrounding properties. (5) The variance does not correct a hardship caused by a former or current owner of the property, because: The variance requested does not correct a hardship caused by the current or former owner. The Ordinance does not anticipate a public-private partnership such as the one proposed.