The Planning Commission shall have the power, in specific cases, to vary the application of certain provisions of this Ordinance in order that the public health, safety, morals and general welfare may be safeguarded and substantial justice done for the following reasons:
(a) Where the literal application of the provisions of this Ordinance would result in unnecessary hardships peculiar to the property involved and not based on conditions created by the owner (a theoretical loss of limited possibilities of economic advantage and general hardships shall be considered unnecessary hardships);
(b) Where other exceptional circumstances or geographical or geological conditions, or type of adjoining development, are only applicable to property involved or to the intended use of the property and do not apply to other property within the same zone unless the same exceptional circumstances prevail;
(c) Where granting of a variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood in which the property is located; and
(d) That the granting of a variance will not be contrary to the general purposes, intent and objectives of this Ordinance. When applying for a variance or modification, the applicant shall substantiate and state his claim that each of the four (4) conditions as they apply to each specific case are a prerequisite for granting of the variance of modification. (Ord. 517. Passed 8-17-99.)