In making the determination whether to grant or deny a variance application, the Planning Commission or City Council shall consider, at minimum, the following factors:
(A) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others;
(B) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(C) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual property owner;
(D) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community;
(E) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable;
(F) The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage;
(G) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development;
(H) The relationship of the proposed use to the General Plan and floodplain management program for that area;
(I) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
(J) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and
(K) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems and streets and bridges.
(`78 Code, § 18.24.040.) (Ord. 1886 § 1 (part), 1988.)