17.66.020 Variances.
A. Administrative Variances. An administrative variance is a Type II permit procedure. Upon the filing of a proper application, the planning director shall have the authority to grant, with conditions if necessary, an administrative variance from the following property development standards:
1. A decrease of not more than 20 percent of the required width of a side, front or rear yard or yard between buildings;
2. An increase of not more than 10 percent of the permitted projection of cornices, sills, eave projections, fences or structures, maximum permitted lot coverage, unenclosed awnings and unenclosed and uncovered decks into a required front, side or rear yard;
3. An increase of not more than five percent in the maximum permitted height of a building.
B. Required Findings to Grant. Each administrative variance granted shall be supported by written findings as follows; the variance will not compromise the intent of the comprehensive plan nor be inconsistent with the goals, policies and objectives of the comprehensive plan:
1. The variance is an immediate remedy to a condition not readily apparent during the construction of a structure and which, if permitted, would not result in any significant adverse impacts to adjacent properties or structures;
2. A strict application of the standards would impose an unreasonable hardship upon the applicant or property owner;
3. The need for the variance is not the result of the deliberate actions of the applicant or property owner;
4. The variance does not create health and safety hazards. (Ord. 710 § 67, 1996; Ord. 573 § 2, 1990).