Petition
in support of application for variance.
Re: Application No.
_________
To the _________[Board of
Zoning Appeals or Board of Adjustment or as the case may be]
The petition of _________[name] respectfully
shows:
1. This petition is made under _________[cite
applicable ordinance, code, statute or other law governing procedure for relief
from zoning ordinance], pertaining to the functions, duties and powers of
the _________[Board of Zoning Appeals or Board of Adjustment or as the case
may be], and under all acts, rules and regulations applicable to a
variation from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
_________, insofar as such ordinance applies to the premises owner by the
petitioner in _________[city], which are more fully described below.
This petition is made to accompany a formal application filed with the
_________[Board of Zoning Appeals or Board of Adjustment or as the case may
be] on forms supplied by the _________[Board of Zoning Appeals or Board
of Adjustment or as the case may be].
2. The petitioner is the owner in fee of certain
real property, with improvements erected on such property, known as _________[address],
_________[city], _________ County, _________[state], and more
fully described as follows: _________[set forth legal description].
Petitioner's above-described property _________[describe property, duration
of use, character of immediate neighborhood and prospective use].
3. Petitioner therefore asks that the _________[Board
of Zoning Appeals or Board of Adjustment or as the case may be] permit a
variation so that the above-described premises may be operated as _________[specify
use requested] of the nature described in Paragraph 2 or of such other
incident of similar nature or character.
4. The petitioner further respectfully represents
that to permit the variance sought by the petitioner would not in any way be
detrimental to the neighborhood or the neighbors; that to refuse to permit such
a variance would cause the petitioner an unnecessary hardship, in that the
above-described premises as constructed are not now fit or usable for dwelling
purposes and cannot be used for dwelling purposes; that to require the
above-described premises to remain idle and unused would be an undue hardship
tantamount to confiscation; and that the use of the premises for the purposes
requested in the petitioner's application would do substantial justice, would
be in keeping with the spirit of the Zoning Ordinance, and would promote public
safety and the general welfare of the people of _________[city] and the
immediate neighborhood.
Wherefore, the petitioner requests that the formal
application No. _________ submitted by the petitioner be granted.
Dated: _________
[Signature of petitioner]
