Council may grant a variance to these regulations where the owner or his appointed representative can show that hardship exists whereby compliance with these regulations is not appropriate, based upon the following:
(a) That exceptional topographic or other physical conditions exist which are peculiar to the particular parcel of land;
(b) That the peculiar condition in subsection (a) hereof did not result from previous actions by the owner.
(1) Adverse economic conditions shall not be considered as a valid reason or a hardship for a variance request to be granted. No variances will be granted where activities occur that will defeat the purposes of regulations.
(2) The request for a variance shall be submitted to Council with a copy to the City Engineer and shall state the specific variance sought and include sufficient data to justify the granting of a variance.
(Ord. 21-1991. Passed 4-22-91.)