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effect of such damage on the individual owner. 4. The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community. 5. The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable. 6. The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use, which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage. 7. The compatibility of the proposed use with the existing and anticipated development. 8. The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program for the area. 9. The safe access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles. 10. The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site. 11. 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. C. Conditions for granting a variance. I. Generally, a variance may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing subsections B.1 through B.11 of this section have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases. 2. Variances may be issued for the reconstruction or restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state inventory of historic places without regard to the procedures in the remainder of this section. Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure. 3. Variances shall not be granted within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result. 4. In addition to the requirements in this section and section 17.48.110, a variance for a floodplain shall only be granted upon a showing of good and sufficient cause when the board of adjustment finds that the variance will not: a. Result in increased flood heights; Ordinance No.1625,Series 2012 Page 28 of 31 28