17.76.230 Conditions for variances.
A. Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places without regard to the procedures set forth in the remainder of this section.
B. Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
C. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief.
D. Variances shall only be issued upon:
1. A showing of good and sufficient cause;
2. A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and
3. A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public as identified in BMC 17.76.220(D), or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
E. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice that the structure will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation. [Ord. 9136 § 5(B), 1982].