After the refusal of the Building and Zoning Official to issue a building permit where such refusal is for noncompliance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, the Commission shall hear and determine appeals from the decision of the Building and Zoning Official, and after public notice and hearing, may permit exceptions to and variations from the district regulations in the classes of cases or situations herein specified:
(a) Permit the extension of an existing or proposed building into a more restricted district under such conditions as will safeguard the character of the more restricted district.
(b) Grant a permit in any Residence District for a temporary building or use incidental to the residential development, such permit to be issued for an initial period of not more than two years, and in the case of the building, only upon written application accompanied by a bill of sale to the Municipality of such building, effective in case the building is not removed prior to the expiration of the permit.
(c) Grant a permit for the reconstruction within twelve months of a nonconforming building or structure, substantially destroyed by fire, explosion, act of God or other public calamity, when such building is located in a district restricted against its uses or when such reconstruction will damage such district.
(d) Grant a permit for the erection and use of a building or the use of a building or the premises in any location for public utility purposes and make such exceptions to the height and bulk district requirements herein established as the Commission decrees reasonably necessary for such purposes.
(e) Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the carrying out of the strict letter of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, to vary any such provision in harmony with its general intent and purpose, subject to such conditions and safeguards as the Commission may impose.
(Ord. 545-47. Passed 10-20-47.)