Variations shall be recommended by the zoning board of appeals and approved by the board of trustees only if the evidence shows that all of the following provisions have been carefully considered and satisfied:
A. Essential Nature: The variation, if granted, will not alter the essential nature of the village.
B. Hardship: A particular hardship to the owner would result because of the physical surroundings, shape or topographical conditions of the specific property if the strict letter of the regulations were carried out. Mere inconvenience is not sufficient grounds for granting a variation or exception.
C. Unique Conditions: The conditions upon which the request for a variation is based are unique to the property for which the variation is sought and are not applicable generally to other property.
D. Purpose: The purpose of the variation is not based exclusively or primarily upon a desire to make more money from the property.
E. Adjacent Property: The variation, if granted, will not be a substantial detriment to adjacent property.
F. Public Health And Safety: The granting of the variation will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, general welfare or injurious to other property or improvements in the neighborhood in which the property is located.
G. Special Circumstances: The special circumstances or conditions have not resulted from any act of the applicant subsequent to the effective date hereof.
H. Use Of Land: The variation is the minimum adjustment necessary for the reasonable use of the land. (Ord. 90-O-16, 7-3-1990)