When a property owner shows that a strict application of the terms of Title 9 of this Code relating to the use of land, imposes upon him practical difficulties or particular hardship, then the Board of Appeals may make such variations of the strict application of the terms of Title 9 of this Code as are in harmony with its general purpose and intent when the Board of Appeals is satisfied, under the evidence heard before it, that a granting of such variation will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate some demonstrable hardship or difficulty so great as to warrant a variation in the following instances:
(A) To permit the extension of a district where the boundary line of a district divides a lot in single ownership as shown on record.
(B) To permit the reconstruction of a nonconforming building which has been destroyed or damaged to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its value, by fire, act of God or the public enemy, where the Board shall find some compelling public necessity requiring a continuation of the nonconforming use, but in no case shall such a permit be issued if its primary function is to continue a monopoly.
(C) To permit the erection and use of a building or the use of premises in any location for a public service corporation for public utility purposes which the Board deems reasonably necessary for the public convenience or welfare.
(D) To make a variance where, by reason of an exceptional situation, surroundings or condition of a specific piece of property, or by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness or shape of a specific piece of property of record, or by reason of exceptional topographical conditions the strict application of any provision of Title 9 of this Code would result in peculiar and exceptional practical difficulties or particular hardship upon the owner of such property and amount to a practical confiscation of property, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience to such owner, provided such relief can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the general purpose and intent of the comprehensive plan as established by the regulations and provisions contained in Title 9 of this Code.
(E) To interpret the provisions of Title 9 hereof where the street layout actually on the ground varies from the street layout as shown on the District Map fixing the several districts.
(F) To permit a lot or tract to be subdivided and used by more than one main building even though the width of the lot and other similar requirements may not be fully complied with, but only when the distances between the proposed use and other existing structures or lot lines conforms to the minimum requirements of the district in which the lot is located and when adequate vehicular access can be provided.
In considering all proposed variations to Title 9 of this Code the Board of Appeals shall, before making any variation from Title 9 in a specific case, first determine that the proposed variation will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, or unreasonably increase the congestion in public streets, or increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety, or unreasonably diminish or impair established property values within the surrounding area, or in any other respect impair the public health, safety, comfort, morals or welfare of the inhabitants of the Village.