(A) Application for a variance shall be filed with the Town Manager or designee on a form prescribed by the town and shall include the following data and maps:
(1) Name and address of the applicant(s);
(2) Statement that the applicant(s) is the plaintiff in any action in eminent domain to acquire the property or the owner or the authorized agent of the owner of the property on which the variance is being requested;
(3) Address and legal description of the property;
(4) Statement indicating the precise nature of the variance requested and the practical difficulty or unnecessary physical hardship inconsistent with the objectives of the zoning regulations that would result from a strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulations, together with any other data pertinent to the findings prerequisite to the granting of a variance, prescribed in § 20.7-7, Findings;
(5) An accurate scale drawing of the site and any adjacent property affected, showing, when pertinent, the contours at intervals of not more than two feet, and all existing and proposed locations of streets, property lines, uses, structures, driveways, pedestrian walks, off-street parking facilities and landscaped areas;
(6) A list of all owners of property located within 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the subject property; the list shall be keyed to a map showing the location of these properties; and
(7) The town staff may require additional information or plans, if they are necessary to enable a determination as to whether the circumstances prescribed for the granting of a variance exist. The Town Manager or designee may authorize omission of any or all of the plans and drawings required by this section if they are not necessary.
(B) An appeal from a decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be filed with the Town Hearing Officer and should cite the specific decision or action being appealed as well as the reasons and justification for the appeal.
(Ord. 2012-04, passed 12-5-2012)