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1/10/2005 (1 ) (2) Certification by a registered engineer or architect that a proposed structure complies with Section 41.5.6.A; The elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the bottom of the lowest structural member of the lowest floor (excluding pilings or columns) of all new and substantially improved structures, and whether such structures contain a basement. ARTICLE VI. VARIANCE PROCEDURE Sec. 41.6.1. NATURE OF VARIANCES: The issuance of a variance is for flood plain management purposes only. The variance criteria set forth in this Article VI are based on the general principle of zoning law that variances pertain to specific parcels of property and are not personal in nature. A variance may be granted for a parcel of property with physical characteristics so unusual that complying with the requirements of this Chapter would create an exceptional hardship to the applicant or to surrounding properties. The characteristics must be unique to the property and not be shared by adjacent parcels. The unique characteristics must pertain to the land itself, not to the structure, its inhabitants or the property owners. It is the responsibility of the City Council to help protect its citizens from flooding. The need is so compelling and the implications of the cost of insuring a structure built below flood level are so serious that variances from the flood elevation or from other requirements are quite rare. The long term goal of preventing and reducing flood loss and damage can only be met if variances are strictly limited. Therefore, the variance guidelines provided in this Chapter are more detailed and contain multiple provisions that must be met before a variance can be properly granted. The criteria are designed to screen out those situations in which alternatives other than a variance are more appropriate. Sec. 41.6.2. APPEAL BOARD: In passing upon requests for variances, the City Council shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this Chapter, and the: A. Danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; Danger of life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; Susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the existing individual owner and future owners of the property; Importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; Necessity to the facility of waterfront location, where applicable; Availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage; Compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; Atty/OrdlOrd.223 120104 B. C. D. E. F. G. 16 2277 Muff # 802