The City Council may authorize by ordinance, after a public hearing and a report by the Board, a variation in the strict application of the terms of the ordinance in harmony with its general purpose and intent in cases where there are practical difficulties or particular hardships in carrying out the strict letter of any of those regulations relating to the use, construction, or alteration of buildings or structures or the uses of land.
(1963 Code, § 2-2-5) (Ord. 590, passed 6-26-1958; Am. Ord. 1350, passed 11-17-1992)