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Commission recommends adopting state practical‑difficulties variance standard into city code
Summary
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.
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.
Staff said the change is required by state law and primarily serves to place the new standard in the municipal code and to apply the city’s notice requirements and administrative procedures; the…
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