(a) General. Where the Planning Commission finds extraordinary hardships or practical difficulties may result from strict compliance with these Regulations and/or the purposes of these Regulations may be served to a greater extent by an alternative proposal, it may approve variances to these Subdivision Regulations so that substantial justice may be done and the public interest secured, provided that such variance shall not have the effect of nullifying the intent and purpose of these Regulations; and further provided the Planning Commission shall not approve variances unless it shall make findings based upon the evidence presented to it in each specific case that:
(1) The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public safety, health, or welfare or injurious to other property;
(2) The conditions upon which requests for variances are based are unique to the property for which the variance is sought and are not applicable generally to other property;
(3) Because of particular physical surroundings, shape or topographical conditions of the specific property involved, a particular hardship to the owner would result, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, if the strict letter of these Regulations are carried out; however, in no case will financial hardship be considered grounds for a variance.
(b) Conditions. In approving variances, the Commission may require such conditions as will, in its judgment, secure substantially the objectives of the standards or requirements of these Regulations.
(c) Procedures. A petition for any such variance shall be submitted in writing by the subdivider when the site plan is filed for consideration with the Planning Commission. In the case of a minor subdivision, such petition for variances shall be submitted at the time of filing for a final plat approval. The petition shall state fully the grounds for the application and all of the facts relied upon by the petitioner.