Please complete this form fully and DOWNLOAD (print button) to submit in addition to the General Planning and Zoning Application. Applications must be submitted DIGITALLY through the Planning and Zoning goPost portal.
Provide the Land Development Code (LDC) Section(s) reference that the variance is being requested from.
Please describe the project and how it varies from the LDC. (e.g. A side setback variance reduction from the required 10 feet to 9.5 feet for the purpose of constructing an addition onto an existing home.)
Per LDC Section 215.02(N), for de minimis variance applications of 5% of less of normal zoning requirements, and for which no letters of objection are received from all adjacent property owners after due notification, then such application shall be promptly considered by the City Manager, or their designee, without review by the Board of Adjustment.
If the City Manager, or their designee, denies such an application then the applicant may proceed to hearing before the Board of Adjustment, without needing to pay an additional application fee.
De minimis variances shall only be granted if:
By checking the "I Agree" box below, you agree and acknowledge that 1) this form will not be signed in the sense of a traditional paper document, 2) by signing in this alternate manner, you authorize your signature on this form to be valid and binding to the same force and effect as a handwritten signature, and 3) the information included in and with this form is completely true and correct to the best of your knowledge.
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