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CITY OF LACKAWANNA
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMEN
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714 Ridge Road — Room 309
Lackawanna, NY 14218
Tel: (716) 827-6474 Fay: (716) 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
or a
detriment to nearby properties will be.created'by the granting of the area variance;
(2) whether the ben efit soughtby thesapplicant can be achieved by some method feasible
for
the applicant to 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 conclitions in the néighborhood of district; and
(5) whether the alleged difficulty was self- ated, which-consideration shall be relevant to the
decision of the board of appeals, but shal Necessarily preclude the granting of the area
variance. .
(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):
Departrnent of Development