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Zionsville BZA discusses replacing strict 'unnecessary hardship' test with 'practical difficulty' for some variances
Summary
Board members debated whether to ask Planning Commission to consider an ordinance change to allow a lower "practical difficulty" standard for area variances (setbacks, heights) rather than the stricter "unnecessary hardship" test, and agreed to request draft language for review at the next BZA meeting.
Board members used the March 4 meeting to revisit a procedural issue: whether some types of relief currently judged under the strict ‘‘unnecessary hardship’’ standard should instead be evaluated under a lower ‘‘practical difficulty’’ standard.
Several members said ‘‘unnecessary hardship’’ is a high…
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