How does "hardship" of the applicant relate to the zoning law?
I already know for a fact that it does relate, but I just want to know how.
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I assume that your asking about when a zoning board will or will not grant a "variance"--i.e. saying that an applicant doesn't have to comply with zoning regulations for some reason. Usually this requires a mistake that was made in good faith that cannot be corrected without hardship to the applicant.
For example, my neighbor's house (a huge ugly behemoth that our block tried to stop), is 6 inches to close to the curb. It was a mistake (a mismeasurement on the part of the subcontractor hired to dig the foundation hole) and wasn't discovered until the house was almost completed. By then it was considered a hardship to correct and the neighbor was granted a variance.
buddy
In intent, the government must consider if it is reasonable to change the zoning to accomodate the community's needs based on the abilities, physical or financial, of the affected landowners.
In reality, if you can afford unlimited litigation, you can have anything zoned (or not zoned) to whatever you want since the courts currently uphold eminent domain in the interests of economic gain of a single private entity.
Anthony-- it doesnt got to tell us more and you have bad info
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