Application for a Variance shall be filed with the Director of Planning and Building. The application shall include the following:

Name and address of the owner or applicant.

Address and legal description of the property.

If the applicant is not the legal owner of the property, a statement that the applicant is the authorized agent of the owner.

A statement describing the Variance requested and the reasons why it complies with the criteria for Variances provided in Section 5.650.

Site plans, preliminary building elevations, preliminary improvement plans or other maps or drawings, sufficiently dimensional as required to illustrate the following, to the extent related to the Variance application:

Existing and proposed location and arrangement of uses on the site, and on abutting sites within fifty (50) feet.

Existing and proposed site improvements, buildings and other structures on the site, and any off-site improvements related to or necessitated by the proposed use. Building elevations shall be sufficient to indicate the general height, bulk, scale and architectural character.

Existing and proposed topography, grading, landscaping, screening, irrigation facilities and erosion control measures.

Existing and proposed parking, loading and traffic and pedestrian circulation features, both on the site and any off-site facilities or improvements related to or necessitated by the proposed use.

The Director of Planning and Building may request additional information necessary to enable a complete analysis and evaluation of the variance request, and a determination as to whether the circumstances prescribed for the granting of a Variance exist.

The application shall be accompanied by a fee established by the City Council. A single application may include requests for Variances for more than one regulation applicable to the same site, or for similar Variances on two or more adjacent parcels with similar characteristics.