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Application No. iii.�titute of G-0 %Fern. ent April 8, 1975 CITY /COUNTY OF Orange STATE OF NORTIR CAROLINA Orange BEFORE THE County BOARD OF AIiJUSTMEINT APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE April 17 1987 month Day Year Orange TO THE County BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Orange Because the _Lauot_y-- Zoning Ordinance, under the interpretation giv- en to me by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, prohibits me from using the parcel of land described in the attached form ( "Application for a Hearing ") in a manner shown by the Plot Plan attached to that form, I hereby apply to the Board for a VARIANCE from the literal provisions of the Ordinance. I request a variance krt cl the 5 1. 11,o "SNedul elfornResidential r Devel oe (cite paragraph numbers): in Article 5, "Esta is ment o Dimensional Re uirements" so that the above mentioned property can be used in a manner indicated by the Plot Plan attached to the "Application for a Hearing" form, or if the plot plan does not adequately reveal the nature of the variance, as more fully described herein: (if variance is requested for limited time only specify duration requested) approval of 2 lots of less than 2 acres. I certify that all of the information presented by me in this application is accurate to the best of my knowledge, ar t'on d elief. FACTORS RELEVANT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A VARTIUNMEt � ' GAA1 114C. The Board of Adjusta:Ynt does not have unlimited T scretion in decid- ing whether to grant a variance. Under the state enabling act, the Board is required to reach three conclusions as a prerequisite to the issuance of a variance: (a) that there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the ordinance, (b) that the variance is in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the ordinance and preserves its spirit, and (c) that in the granting of the variance the public safety and welfare have been assured and sub- stantial justice has been done. In the spaces provided below, indicate the facts that you intend to show and the arguments that you intend to make to convince the Board that it can properly reach these three re- quired conclusions. (a) THERE ARE PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES OR UNNECESSARY HARDSHIPS IN THE 14AY OF CARRYII:G OUT THE STRICT LETTER OF THE ORDINANCE. The courts have de- veloped three rules to determine whether in a particular situation "prac- tical difficulties or unnecessary hardships" exist. State facts and ar- tuments in support of each of the following: