Sec. 153.943 - Applications and fees.

(A)

Applications for variances shall be filed with the Planning Director on the prescribed form and shall include the following:

(1)

The name and address of the applicant;

(2)

A statement that the applicant is the owner of the property or is the authorized agent of the owner, except that a public utility subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission of the state need not comply with this requirement;

(3)

The address or description of the property;

(4)

A statement of the precise nature of the variance requested and the practical difficulty or unnecessary physical hardship which would result from a strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of a specified regulation, together with any other data pertinent to the findings prerequisite to the granting of a variance prescribed in Section 153.949 of this subchapter; and

(5)

An accurate drawing at an appropriate scale of the lot and any adjacent property affected showing, when pertinent, the contours at intervals of not more than five feet and all existing and proposed locations of roads, property lines, uses, structures, driveways, pedestrian walks, trails, off-road parking and paved areas, off-road loading facilities, sewage facilities, sign locations, trees, streams, and other pertinent natural features, existing easements, and buildings on neighboring parcels within 100 feet of the boundaries of the subject parcel. The Planning Director may require additional information, plans, drawings, or other documents if they are needed to enable a determination as to whether the circumstances prescribed for the granting of a variance exist or to assist in making the findings prescribed in Section 153.949 of this subchapter. The Planning Director may authorize the omission of any of the plans, drawings, or other documents required by this chapter if they are determined not to be necessary.

(B)

The application shall be accompanied by the required fee.

(1975 Code, § 9-2.1101) (Ord. 1980-291, effective 9-11-80; Am. Ord. 1999-494, effective 3-25-99; Am. Ord. 2017-589, effective 8-24-17)