The Planning Commission may recommend to Council variances to these subdivision regulations as specified herein, except those regulations requiring or affecting required improvements, where unusual or exceptional factors or conditions require such modification and provided that the Planning Commission and Council:
(a) Find that unusual topographical or exceptional physical conditions exist;
(b) Find that strict compliance with these regulations would create an extraordinary hardship in the face of the exceptional conditions;
(c) Permit any modification to depart from these regulations only to the extent necessary to remove the extraordinary hardship;
(d) Find that any modification granted will not be detrimental to the public interest or in conflict with the intent and purpose of these regulations; and
(e) Require such other conditions to be met by the proposed plat as the Commission and Council may find necessary to accomplish the purposes of these regulations when modified.
(Ord. 2007-222. Passed 1-10-08.)