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(i) Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of sections 9.6705 to 9.6709. (3) Within 5 days of the decision, the building official shall mail a notice of the decision and of the opportunity to appeal to the applicant and owners and occupants of property located within 100 feet of the subject property. (4) The decision of the building official maybe appealed to the hearings official in the manner provided in this land use code. 9.6708 Special Flood Hazard Areas - Variances. The building official may approve, conditionally approve, or deny an application for a variance from the provisions of sections 9.6705 to 9.6709, except that no variance shall be allowed within a floodway. The building official's decision shall be based on the following criteria: (1) Compliance with applicable provisions of this land use code; (2) Consideration of all technical evaluations, other relevant factors and standards set forth in section 9.6709, and: (a) The danger that materials maybe swept onto other lands to the injury of others; (b) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; (c) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner; (d) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; (e) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable; (f) The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage; (g) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (h) The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program for that area; (i) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (k) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and, (1) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and .water systems, and streets and bridges. (m) A determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief; (n) A determination that good and sufficient cause exists for the variance; (o) Failure to grant the vari ance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant; Ordinance - 255