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• (2) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner; (3) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; (4) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location,where applicable; (5) The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage; (6) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (7) The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and floodplain management program for that area; (8) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (9) The expected height, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment of transport of the floodwaters at the site; and, (10) 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. Section D. Conditions for Variances. (1) Variances shall only be issued when there is: a). A showing of good and sufficient cause; b). A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship; and, c). A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing laws or ordinances. (2) No variance for a residential use within a floodway subject to Article 5, Section E or Section G (1)of this Ordinance may be granted. (3) Any variance granted in a floodway subject to Article 5, Section E or Section G (1)of this Ordinance will require a permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 0 (4) Variances to the Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction of Article 5, Section B, may be granted only when a new structure is to be located on a lot of one-half (1/2) acre or less in size, contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the flood protection grade. (5) Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief. (6) Variances may be granted for the reconstruction or restoration of any structure individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Indiana State Register of Historic Sites and Structures. (7) Any application to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice specifying the difference between the base flood elevation and the elevation to which the lowest floor is to be built and stating that the cost of the flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation (See Article 6, Section E). Page 20 of 22