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Article 2: Procedure, <br /> Section 2.10:Variances <br /> (1) Except as provided in Section 6.7.2 for MPD-CZ projects, changes to approv-: <br /> plans and conditions of development shall be treated as changes to the zon• g <br /> atlas and shall be processed as an amendment to such as contained in th': <br /> Article. <br /> (2) The Planning Director may approve minor changes without going thro-gh the <br /> amendment process. The Planning Director, at his/her discretion, :y elect not <br /> to allow any proposal as a minor change and will forward the detai -d application <br /> for changes to the Planning Board and Board of County Commissioners for <br /> consideration in accordance with the procedures outlined herei-. <br /> (3) A minor change is one that will not: <br /> (a) Alter the basic relationship of the proposed devel••ment to adjacent <br /> property, <br /> (b Alter the approved land uses, <br /> (c) Increase the density or intensity of develo• ent, and/or <br /> (d) decrease the off-street parking ratio or -duce the buffer yards provided <br /> a the boundary of the site. <br /> 2.9.3 Public Hearing and Notifica on Requirements—CUD a,d CZD <br /> The requirement for a public hea 'ng shall follow the procedures for a Zoning Atlas Amendment in <br /> Section 2.8.6. Notice of the public earing shall follow e procedures in Section 2.8.7. <br /> SECTION 2.10: VARIANCES <br /> 2.10.1 Purpose <br /> The procedures of this section authorize the r oard of Adjustment to modify or vary regulations of <br /> this Ordinance when strict compliance with regulation or standard would result in unnecessary <br /> hardships upon the subject property. <br /> 2.10.2 Application Requirements <br /> (A) Applications for a Variance hall be submitted •n forms provided by the Planning <br /> Department in accordance• with Section 2.2 of t • Ordinance. Ten copies of the <br /> application and support. g documentation shall b=submitted. <br /> (B) Applications shall inc de: <br /> (1) The secti• reference, and copy of the existing egulatory language, that is the <br /> subject • the application, <br /> (2) A des'ription of the specific modification sought by e applicant. For example, if <br /> the -quest is for a modification of a corner lot setbac requirement, the applicant <br /> s :II provide the exact reduction of the established cor er lot setback requested <br /> . part of the application, <br /> (3) A plot plan, site plan, or other similar document(s) denoting e physical impact <br /> of the proposed request on the parcel, <br /> (' A narrative outlining the answers to the five required findings de .iled within <br /> Section 2.10.3 of the Ordinance justifying the issuance of the vari. ce, and <br /> (5) Copies of any additional information deemed essential by the applic_ tjustifying <br /> the approval of the request. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-37 <br />