15.080 Showing of Hardship in Cases of Proposed Alteration, Demolition, or Construction.

If the applicant presents facts clearly demonstrating to the satisfaction of the authorized reviewing body that failure to approve the application will cause immediate and substantial hardship because of conditions peculiar to the particular structure or other features involved and not created by an act of the owner, the reviewing body may approve such application even though it does not meet the standards set forth in either this chapter or designating ordinance. In this context, personal, family or financial difficulties, loss of prospective profits and neighboring violations are not justifiable hardships. The reviewing body may require the applicant to provide documentation, such as structural engineering reports, verifying hardship.