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CITY OF LACKAWANNA DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT 714 Ridge Road ~ Room 309 Lackawanna, NY 14218 Tel: (718) 827-6474 Fax: (71 6) 827-1866 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 character of the neighborhood ora detriment to nearby properties will be.created by the granti ng of the area variance; (2) whether the beraefit soughtby thesipplicant can be achieved by some method feasible for the applicantto pursue, other than an area variance; (3) whether the req uested area varianceIs 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-c ated, whiéh:consideration shall be relevant to the decision of the board of appeals, but shall9ot necessarily preclude the granting of the area variance. : ge (c) The board of appeals, in the granting of area variances, 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 welfare of the community. In order to establish the above please complete the questions below (Please feel free to use additional pages if mecessary): Department of Development