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Home My Public Portal AboutVariance of Use ApplicationBZA -- __________________ Address: ____________________________________ Date Submitted: ____________ City of Richmond Variance of Use Application Department of Infrastructure & Development 50 North 5th Street Richmond, IN 47374 For questions, contact: Ian Vanness, City Planner ivanness@richmondindiana.gov (765) 983-7217 Joanne Buroker, Planning Tech vburoker@richmondindiana.gov (765) 983-7235 Applicability A Variance of Use allows applicants the opportunity to seek relief from zoning regulations related to a zoning district’s permitted uses (Article 2), like requesting to use a property commercially that is zoned residential. The procedure for filing a Variance of Use with the Board of Zoning Appeals is as follows: 1. Pre-application meeting with the Zoning Administrator (City Planner) 2. Submit an application 28 days before the next Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. 3. Zoning Administrator will notify all interested parties of the public hearing by a minimum of 10 days before the hearing. 4. Board of Zoning Appeals public hearing A complete application contains the following: 5. Completed and signed application (hard copy, digital copy, or online application) a. Owner Certification 6. Site plan (to include but not limited to the following): a. All existing and proposed structure(s) b. Elevation of proposed construction, indicating the height of all structure(s) c. Entire lot dimensions d. Adjacent street(s) e. Distances from structure(s) to property lines f. Distance between structure(s) g. Labelled property lines h. Labelled recorded easements i. All existing and proposed landscaped areas 7. $50 application fee (to be paid upon submittal – payment does not guarantee approval) INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the request is complete. Staff will not perform work required to provide missing information. Page | 2 Meeting Information Time/Date: 5:30 PM, 2nd Wednesday of each month Location: Richmond Council Chamber, 3rd Floor – Municipal Building, 50 North 5th Street, Richmond, IN 47374 Meeting Structure: - Roll Call - Pledge of Allegiance - Minutes - Proof of Publication - New Business (Variance hearing – public comment) - Old Business (TABLED variances from previous meetings) - Adjournment REMINDER – applicant or certified agent must be present at the Board of Zoning Appeals hearing. *Failure to appear may result in the dismissal of the Application. Applicant/Agent Responsibilities: 1. Attend the meeting to discuss the application and answer potential questions. 2. Speak to proposed Findings of Fact in application. 3. The presenter may also consider addressing the following questions in relation to the property and variance request: i. How will enforcement of the Ordinance unreasonably inhibit the proposed use? Why should the standards in the Ordinance not apply to the property? ii. What are the unique characteristics of the property with respect to lot size, shape, topography, and other physical limitations that make literal enforcement of the Ordinance impractical? Were any of these limitations created by the current or past property owners? iii. What other options are available? Why were these options not chosen? iv. How will approval of this variance protect the public interest? In particular, how it will impact sensitive public resources and/or adjacent properties? v. How is granting this variance consistent with the spirit and intent of the Ordinance? In particular, how will it meet the purpose of the zoning district(s) in which the property is located? Hardship: “A difficulty with regard to one’s ability to improve land stemming from the application of the development standards of this Unified Development Ordinance, which may or may not be subject to relief by means of variance. In and of themselves, self-imposed situations and claims based on a perceived reduction of or restriction on economic gain shall not be considered hardships. Self-imposed situations include: the purchase of land with actual or constructive knowledge that, for reasons other than physical characteristics of the property, the development standards herein will inhibit the desired improvement; any improvement initiated in violation of the standards of this Unified Development Ordinance; any result of land division requiring variance from the development standards of this Unified Development Ordinance in order to render that site buildable” – City of Richmond’s UDO, Article 11 – Definitions Page | 3 Contact Information Person Name Address Phone Number Email Applicant Property Owner Contractor Property Information Address: ___________________________________________ Parcel Number: ______________________ Current Zoning: ___________________________ Current Use: _________________________ Subdivision Name (if applicable): ______________________ Proposed Use: ________________________ Overlay District (if applicable): _______________ Two-Mile Fringe: ☐ Yes ☐ No Has the property ever been granted a Variance before?: ☐ Yes ☐ No If yes, please list the year, case #, and variance description: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Variance Information Please cite which code(s) from Richmond’s Unified Development Ordinance you are seeking relief from: Example: Section 2.09 – R2 District Intent, Permitted Uses, and Special Exception Uses; Permitted Uses 1. Section _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Section _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page | 4 Describe the variance(s) requested. (List Unified Development Ordinance section number(s) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe the reasons for this request. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Proposed Findings of Fact 1.) Approval of the variance WILL _______WILL NOT _______be injurious to the public health safety, morals and general welfare of the community because: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) The use and value of the area adjacent to the property included in the variance WILL _______ WILL NOT _______ be affected in a substantially adverse manner because: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.) The need for the variance arises from some condition peculiar to the property involved, because: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page | 5 4.) The strict application of the terms of the ordinance WILL _______ WILL NOT _______ constitute an unnecessary hardship if applied to the property because: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.) The approval does not interfere substantially with the Richmond Rising: Community Action Plan because: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Applicant Certification I hereby certify that the above information and accompanying documents are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation of submitted data may invalidate any approval of this document. I further understand that this completed application must be filed and fees paid at least twenty-eight (28) days prior to the next scheduled Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. I acknowledge and permit a variance sign informing neighbors about the meeting to be placed on the subject property. APPLICANT SIGNATURE: ___________________________________________ DATE: _________________ Page | 6 Owner Certification This is to certify that the undersigned is/are the owner(s) of the real estate described in said application, and hereby acknowledge(s) and agree(s) _________________________________ is duly authorized to present said application before the City of Richmond, IN Board of Zoning Appeals I swear or affirm under penalties for perjury that the above representations are true and correct. _____________________________ _________________________________ Signature Printed Name _____________________________ _________________________________ Signature Printed Name STATE OF INDIANA, COUNTY OF___________________________________. Before me the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for _____________________________County, in the State of Indiana, personally appeared ________________________________________and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument this ______________ day of ____________, 20______. __________________________ Notary Public My commission expires __________________________