Item 1 - Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plans-Reports

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Town of Carrboro Board of Adjustment Information submitted by Orange County appointee Will Heflin, who was unable to attend. 00- Quasi-judicial 110- Anyone presenting to the Board is sworn in (including Town staff) ► Duties are specific and outlined in both the Town's Land Use Ordinance and State Statutes 11,- We are reactionary—we respond to applications 11► Town of Carrboro Board of Adjustment The Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide: 10-- Appeals from any order, decision, requirement, or interpretation made by the administrator 11o, Applications for special use permits Oil, Applications for variances ► Applications for special exception permits ► Questions involving interpretation of the zoning map, including disputed district boundary lines and lot lines llo- Applications for major subdivisions containing between five and twelve lots 0-- Any other matters the board is required to act upon by any other town ordinance 10-- Town of Carrboro Board of Adjustment Section 15-92 Variances ► Town of Carrboro Board of Adjustment Subject to the remaining provisions of this section, when unnecessary hardships would result from carrying out the strict letter of this ordinance, the board of adjustment shall vary any of the provisions of the ordinance upon a showing of all of the following: ► (1) Unnecessary hardship would result from the strict application of this ordinance. It shall not be necessary to demonstrate that, in the absence of the variance, no reasonable use can be made of the property, ► (2) The hardship results from conditions that are peculiar to the property, such as location, size, or topography. Hardships resulting from personal circumstances, as well as hardships resulting from conditions that are common to the neighborhood or the general public, may not be the basis for granting a variance Op- (3) The hardship did not result from actions taken by the applicant or the property owner. The act of purchasing property with knowledge that circumstances exist that may justify the granting of a variance shall not be regarded as a self-created hardship ON-, (4) The requested variance is consistent with the spirit, purpose, and intent of the ordinance, such that public safety is secured, and substantial justice is achieved. llo- Town of Carrboro Board of Adjustment Variances—definition of "unnecessary hardship" and how much consideration do we apply to: