No variance shall be granted by the Planning Commission unless it can be shown that all of the following conditions exist:
(A) Exceptional or extraordinary conditions applying to the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone or vicinity, which conditions are a result of lot size or shape, topography, or other circumstances over which the applicant has no control;
(B) The variance is necessary for the preservation of a property right of the applicant substantially the same as is possessed by owners of other properties in the same zone or vicinity;
(C) The authorization of the variance shall not be materially detrimental to the purposes of this chapter, be injurious to the property in the zone or vicinity in which the property is located, or be otherwise detrimental to the objectives of any municipal development plan or policy; and
(D) The variance request is the minimum variance from the provisions and standards of this chapter which will alleviate the hardship.
(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979)