17.130.040 Administrative Variances.
(1) The following variances may be approved by the city planner as provided in 17.175.050:
(a) up to a fifteen (15) percent reduction in lot area, setbacks, and lot width from the amount required in the zone district in which the subject property is located;
(b) up to a five (5) percent increase in lot coverage and building height from the amount required in the zone district in which the subject property is located;
(c) pursuant to 17.75.080(4)(b), larger maximum lot area per dwelling unit ratios as set forth in 17.75.080(4);
(d) pursuant to 17.75.080(11)(f), modification of infill development standards as set forth in 17.75.080(11);
(e) pursuant to 17.37.060(3), modification of adult entertainment business separation standards as set forth in 17.37.060;
(f) height variances in any airport overlay district; and,
(g) administrative variances to sign regulations as specifically set forth in Chapter 17.50.
(2) No variance shall be approved by the city planner which will allow an increase in the number of dwelling units on a parcel, or which will permit the reduction in area of any lot created after the effective date of this Title.
(3) Prior to approval of an administrative variance, the city planner shall determine that the granting of the variance will not be significantly detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare, or injurious to nearby property or improvements. For an administrative variance, the city planner need not make the findings set forth in 17.130.020. (Ord. 03-33 §53, 2003; Ord. 00-8 §8, 2000; Ord. 87-9 §1, 1987).