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Clive council gives first reading to ordinance aligning zoning variances with House File 652
Summary
The Clive City Council held a public hearing Aug. 14 and gave Ordinance No. 1165 a favorable first reading to amend zoning variance standards to the 'practical difficulties' test required by House File 652; planning staff said the change mainly substitutes the new standard for existing dimensional-variance rules and recommended training for the board of adjustment.
The Clive City Council on Aug. 14 closed a public hearing and voted 5-0 on the first reading of Ordinance No. 1165, which updates the city's zoning code to comply with House File 652.
Amanda, speaking for city planning staff, told the council that House File 652 "created a new section that . . . relates just to what's called dimensional or area variances" and replaces the previous "undue hardship" standard with a lower "practical difficulties" test for variance requests…
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