(A) The Board of Zoning Appeals with final decision by the Village Board of Trustees shall determine and may vary the regulations of this chapter in harmony with its general purpose and intent only in specific instances where the Board of Zoning Appeals makes a finding of fact, based upon the standards hereinafter prescribed, that there are practical difficulties in carrying out the strict letter of the regulations of this chapter and that the granting of a variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate some demonstrable difficulty.
(B) A practical difficulty may result from the size, shape, or dimensions of a site or the location of existing structures thereon; from geographic, topographic, or other physical conditions on the site or in the immediate vicinity; or street locations, or traffic conditions in the immediate vicinity. Cost to the applicant of strict or literal compliance with a regulation shall not be the sole reason for granting a variation.
(C) The power to grant variations does not extend to use regulations because the flexibility necessary to avoid results inconsistent with the objectives of this chapter is provided by the special use permit provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 07-O-01, passed - -2007)