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CITY OF LACKAWANNA DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPM ENT 714 Ridge Road — Room 309 Lackawanna, NY 14218 Tel: (718) 827-6474 Fax: (716) 827-1866 City of Lackawarna Criteria for an Area Variance (All applicants m ust answer questions below when an Area Varia nce is sought) Before the Zoning B oard 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 benefit sought by the-app icant can 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 conclitions in the néighborhood or district; and (5) whether the alle ged difficulty was self-cre ated, which-consideration shall be relevant to the decision of the board of appeals, but shal Ei} it necessarily preclude the grant ing 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 preser ve 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 necessary): Department of Developrn ant