Flanagan City Zoning Code
APPEALS FOR
VARIATIONS
§ 152.145 GROUNDS.
Whenever in a specific case, after an application for a permit has been made to the Enforcing Officer, an appeal is made to the Board of Appeals that there are practical difficulties or particular hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of any regulation relating to the use, construction, alteration, or location of building or structures, or to the use of land, the Board of Appeals may determine and vary their application in harmony with the general purpose and intent of such regulations, upon such conditions as may be considered appropriate and in the public interest, and in accordance with the rules set forth herein.
(Ord. passed 7-6-1976)
§ 152.146 HEARINGS.
(A) No variation shall be made except after a public hearing of which there shall be at least 15 days notice of the time and place of such hearing published in a newspaper of general circulation in the village, said notice to contain the particular location for which the variation is requested as well as a brief statement of what the proposed variation consists.
(B) The action of the Board of Appeals in granting a variation shall contain or be accompanied by a finding of fact specifying the reason for making such variation.
(Ord. passed 7-6-1976)
§ 152.147 FEE.
To partially defray the expense of investigating and considering an appeal for variation where a public hearing is required, a fee of $10 shall be charged the applicant and be collected by the Enforcing Officer, who shall account for same to the Village Treasurer.
(Ord. passed 7-6-1976)