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Section 3. Subsection ~1} of Section 9.740 of the Eugene Cade, 1911, is hereby amended, and a new Subsection ~5} added thereto, to provide: 9.140 Building Official Decision. ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ Un1 ess the ap~pl ~~cant agrees to a 1 anger time eri od the . P f , bui 1 di ng off i c~ al shall approve, condo t~ anal ly approve, or deny a vary ance, w~ th f ~ nd~ ngs and conclusions thereon, within 30 days of receipt of a com- plete and accurate application. The building official's decision shall be based vn the following criteria: .~a} Strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specs f ~ ed regul at ~ on would result i n practical difficulty or un- necessary physical hardship inconsistent with the ab ject i ves of the zone ng ordinance. A practi cal difficulty or unnecessary phy- s~cal hardship may result from the size, shape, or dimensions of a s ~ te, from geograph ~ c, ,topographic, ar other physical conditions on the site or ~ n the ~mmedi ate vicinity, or from street locations or traffic conditions in the immediate vicinity. . fib} There are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or cond~t~ans applicable to the property involved or to the intended use , of the property which do not apply genera1l y to other prop- ert~es class~f~ed ~n the same zoning district. ~c} The granting of the variance wi 11 not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to . ,properties or improvements in the vicinity. In add~t~on to the above cr~ter~a, the following three criteria apply to variances from off-street parking and loading requirements: ~d } Neither present nor anticipated future traffic volumes generated by the use of the site or uses of the sites i n the vicinity reasonably require strict or 1 i teral interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulation, fie} The granting of the variance wi 11 nat result i n the parking or 1 oad i ng of vehicles on public streets i n such a manner as to interfere with the free flaw of traffic an the streets. ~ f } The granting of the variance will not create a safety hazard or any other condition inconsistent with the objectives of the zoning ordinance. In addition to the criteria set forth in paragraphs ~a} through ~c} of this subsection, the fol 1 owl ng criterion applies to variances from the provisions of the Eugene sign code: fig} 5tri ct or literal interpretation and enforcement of the spec ~ f i ed regu1 ati on would result i n practi cal difficulty or un- necessary physical hardship inconsistent with the objectives of the Eugene sign code. A practical difficulty or unnecessary hard- sh i p may result from the 1 ocat i on of existing structures on the site or in the immediate vicinity. Section 4. A caption, and Sections 9.1000, 9.1002, 9.1004, 9,1006, 9.1005, 9.1010, 9.1014, 9.1016, 9.1020, 9.1030, 9.1031, 9.1033, 9.1035, Ordinance - 5