Sec. 7-147g. Variations, permissible when.
Sec. 7-147g. Variations, permissible when. Where, by reason of topographical
conditions, district borderline situations or because of other unusual circumstances
solely with respect to a certain parcel of land and not affecting generally the district in
which it is situated, the strict application of any provision of this part would result in
exceptional practical difficulty or undue hardship upon the owner of any specific property, the commission in passing upon applications shall have power to vary or modify
strict adherence to said sections or to interpret the meaning of said sections so as to relieve
such difficulty or hardship; provided such variance, modification or interpretation shall
remain in harmony with the general purpose and intent of said sections so that the general
character of the district shall be conserved and substantial justice done. In granting
variations, the commission may impose such reasonable and additional stipulations and
conditions as will, in its judgment, better fulfill the purposes of said sections. In addition
to the filing required by subsection (b) of section 7-147e, the commission shall, for each
variation granted, place upon its records and in the notice to the applicant the reasons
for its determinations.
(1961, P.A. 430, S. 9; P.A. 80-314, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 80-314 required that record of granted variance and commission's reasons for granting it be kept.
Cited. 153 C. 160. Cited. 171 C. 199. Cited. 189 C. 727. Cited. 196 C. 596.