APPLICATION FORM
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—VARIANCE
Planning & Zoning Department
200 Jackson St., Fairmont WV 26554
Phone (304) 366-6211, Ext 333
Fax (304) 366-0228
planning@fairmontwv.gov
VII. Findings of Fact
The Board of Zoning Appeals may grant a variance request only if each of the following “Findings of Fact” criteria is deter-
mined to be in the positive. Applicants must give their own responses to the following criteria statements.
1. It will not adversely effect the public health, safety, welfare or the rights of adjacent property owners, residents
or the neighborhood, because:
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2. It arises from special conditions or attributes which pertain to the property for which a variance is sought and
which were not created by the person seeking the variance, because:
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3. It would eliminate an unnecessary hardship and permit a reasonable use of the land, because:
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4. It will allow the intent of the Zoning Ordinance to be observed and substantial justice done, because:
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5. It is the minimum variance that will accomplish this purpose, because:
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