Article V, Section 5.1

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• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. prohibition

  Variances will not be issued for any accessory structure within the SFHA.

• Floodway varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. prohibition

  No variance shall be granted for any proposed use, development, or activity within any Floodway District that will cause any increase in the one percent (1%) chance flood elevation.

• HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. structure varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.

  Variances for repair or rehabilitation of historic structures may be granted upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure.

• VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. criteria

  Variances shall be issued only upon (i) a showing of good and sufficient cause, (ii) after the Board of Zoning Appeals has determined that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (iii) after the Board of Zoning Appeals has determined that the granting of such variance will not result in (a) unacceptable or prohibited increases in flood heights, (b) additional threats to public safety, (c) extraordinary public expense; and will not (d) create nuisances, (e) cause fraud or victimization of the public, or (f) conflict with local laws or ordinances.