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Approved 10/11121 <br /> in order to avoid service <br /> disruption. The existing <br /> substation is located within the <br /> required 75 ft. land use buffer. <br /> As a result, Duke Energy is <br /> unable to make necessary site <br /> improvements thereby impacting <br /> approximately 2,000 clients. <br /> Sec 2.10.3 (B) Application package Staff Yes <br /> The hardship results from (ATTACHMENT 1) inclusive. agrees. <br /> conditions that are peculiar to The hardship results from <br /> the property, such as location, imposition of current land use <br /> size, or topography. Hardships buffer standards on property <br /> resulting from personal developed at a time when such <br /> circumstances, as well as standards did not exist. <br /> hardships resulting from The hardship is not a result of <br /> conditions that are common to personal circumstances and is <br /> the neighborhood or general not a common condition. It's <br /> public, may not be the basis for based on the existing <br /> granting a variance. development, the size and <br /> topography of the lot, and <br /> location of the existing utility <br /> infrastructure. <br /> Sec 2.10.3 (C) Application package Staff Yes <br /> The hardship did not result from (ATTACHMENT 1) inclusive agrees. <br /> actions taken by the applicant or including: <br /> the property owner. The act of 1. Narrative; <br /> purchasing property with 2. Site Plan; <br /> knowledge that circumstances 3. Staff Abstract; <br /> exist that may justify the 4. Attachment 2 — Site <br /> granting of a variance shall not Assessments. <br /> be regarded as a self-created The hardship is based on <br /> hardship. existing development, the size <br /> and topography of the lot, and <br /> location of the existing utility <br /> infrastructure. Further, Duke is <br /> required/obligated to comply <br /> with industry standards <br /> concerning deign and safety <br /> protocols that dictate size of <br /> parking/access area, placement <br /> of electrical infrastructure, <br /> security, etc. <br /> The site was developed at a <br /> time when the Type E land use <br /> buffer was not applicable. <br /> Sec 2.10.3 (D) Application package Staff Yes <br /> The requested variance is (ATTACHMENT 1) inclusive. agrees. <br /> consistent with the spirit, Without the variance, existing <br /> 9 <br />