Commission recommends adopting state practical‑difficulties variance standard into city code
The commission recommended City Council incorporate the state’s practical‑difficulties (nonuse variance) standard into Ames City zoning chapters; staff warned the change will likely increase variance applications and clarified that financial hardship cannot be used for nonuse variances.
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The Ames City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that City Council amend the zoning code to incorporate the state’s new practical‑difficulties variance standard for numeric zoning requirements.
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