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CITY OF LACKAWAN
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DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPM
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714 Ridge Road — Room 309
Lackawanna, NY 14218
Tel: (718) 827-6474 Fax: (716) 827-1806
City of Lackawanna Criteria for an Area Variance
{All applicants m ust answer questions below when an Area
Variance is sought)
Before the Zoning Board of Appeals may grant an Area Variance the
Applicant must provide
proof of, and the ZBA must consider the following:
(1) whether an und esirable change will be produced in the charac
ter of the neighborhood ora
detriment to nearby properties will be.created by the granting of
the area variance;
(2) whether the bervefit sought by thea tcan be achieved by some method feasible for
the applicant to pursue, other than an area variance; ==.
(3) whether the req uested area variance is substantial;
(4) whether the pro posed variance will have an adverse effect
or impact on the physical or
environmental con clitions in the néighborhood oF district; and
(5) whether the alle ged difficulty was self-crez teal, which.consideration
shall be relevant to the
decision of the board of appeals, but shall. ) Necessarily prec
lude the granting of the area
variance. . -
(c) The board of appeals, in the granting of area varian
ces, shall grant the minimum variance
that it shall deem necessary and adequate and at the same
time preserve and protect the
character of the neighborhood and the health, safety and welfar
e of the community.
In order to establish the above please complete the questi
ons below (Please feel free to use
additional pages if rrecessary):
Department af Navelanrmant