(a) The Planning Commission and City Council may grant waivers to these Subdivision Regulations, as specified herein, where unusual or exceptional factors or conditions require such modification, provided that they shall:
(1) Find that unusual topographical or exceptional physical conditions exist.
(2) Find that strict compliance with these Regulations would create an extraordinary hardship in the face of the exceptional conditions.
(3) Permit any modification to depart from these Regulations only to the extent necessary to remove the extraordinary hardship.
(4) Find that any modification granted will not be detrimental to the public interest nor in conflict with the intent and purpose of these Regulations.
(5) Require such other conditions to be met by the proposed plat as the Planning Commission may find necessary to accomplish the purposes of these Regulations when modified.
(b) All requests for variances shall be made in writing and shall include appropriate justification for each variance. Such requests shall be signed by the subdivider and shall accompany the proposed plat.
(Ord. 2381. Passed 11-22-93.)