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Page 4 of 6 <br />2. The hardship results from conditions that are peculiar to the property, such as location, size, <br />or topography. (Hardships resulting from personal circumstances, as well as hardships resulting from <br />conditions that are common to the neighborhood or the general public, may not be the basis for granting <br />a variance.) <br />3.The hardship did not result from actions taken by the applicant or the property owner. (The act <br />of purchasing property with knowledge that circumstances exist that may justify the granting of a variance <br />shall not be regarded as a self-created hardship.) <br />205