Modifications to the landscape requirements must be requested in writing and with design drawings.
(a) The requested modification(s) shall be approved only if it is determined that the modification(s) would not be contrary to the public interest and that it would be in keeping with and would preserve the intent of this article, and that literal enforcement of the standards would be impractical or unreasonable. A committee comprised of the Codes Administrator, the Director of Streets and Parks, the City Engineer shall review, modify, approve or deny all such requests with the advice of the Shade Tree Commission and a member of the Planning Commission (where appropriate).
(b) Hardship standards shall include physical impossibility caused by irregularity, narrowness or shallowness of lot size or slope; exceptional topographical circumstances; or other conditions where applicant has not created such conditions. Hardship may also accrue if environmental factors mitigated against a literal interpretation of the standards of this article.
(Ord. 5868, approved 5-16-2002; Ord. 6136, approved 4-30-2009)