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Section 3: Hearings. All appeal hearings shall be open to the public and shall require prior public notice as set forth in Article IV, Section 3. The procedure for an appeal hearing shall be set forth in Article IV, Section 4. Section 4: Decision on Appeal. After conducting a hearing and upon review of the evidence presented, including the City Zoning Ordinance, the Board may affirm, reverse, or modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed. The Board may render its decision immediately or take the matter under advisement for further deliberations, All findings or order of the Board must comply with the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Louisville. ARTICLE VIII VARIANCES Section 1: Variances. The Board shall hear and decide applications for variances from the provisions of Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code. In granting any variance, the Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards as it deems necessary to implement the purposes of Title 17. The Board may grant a variance only if it makes findings that all of the following requirements, insofar as applicable, have been satisfied: 1. That there are unique physical circumstances or conditions such as irregularity, narrowness or shallowness of lot, or exceptional topographical or other physical conditions peculiar to the affected property, 2. That the unusual circumstances or conditions do not exist throughout the neighborhood or district in which the property is located, 3. That because of such physical circumstances or conditions, the property cannot reasonably be developed in conformity with the provisions of Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, 4. That such unnecessary hardship has not been created by the Applicant, 5. That the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood or district in which the property is located, nor substantially or permanently impair the appropriate use or development of adjacent property, 6. That the variance, if granted, is the minimum variance that will afford relief and is the least modification possible of the provisions of Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code which are in question. Section 2: Hearings. All variance hearings shall be open to the public. Within five (5) working days of the receipt of an application for a variance and payment of the required filing fee, which shall be one -half of the zoning amendment fee, the date of the variance hearing will be set. Section 3: Appearance. Any party to a variance application may appear before the Board in person or by agent or by attorney. 10