Any application for a variance from the requirements of this title shall be filed with the Secretary of the Planning Commission. The application may be filed by the owner of the property for which the variance is sought, by a lessee having a leasehold interest of not less than five years, exclusive of an option to renew, or by the agent of any of the foregoing persons. The application shall set forth in detail the reasons for the variance, indicating how the conditions set forth in § 18.24.040 are satisfied. A development plan, as described in Chapter 17.102, shall be submitted as part of the application. A filing fee shall be paid at the time of filing. The filing fee shall be in the same amount as is required for filing an application for a zoning variance under Chapter 17.96 and shall be for the purpose of defraying the costs of processing the application.
(`78 Code, § 18.24.010.) (Ord. 1886 § 1 (part), 1988.)