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~' - q. - _. - VN-166 -2- `of undue hardship and unique circumstances must be, present to justify the valiance. The Zoning Code regulates land use unformally in specifying '. minmumlot widths and areas. In-this case, it is obvious that all Code r-eauirements .could be satisfied ' if this parcel were platted into only 3 lots. As the parcel can `be platted to meet all requirements, there may-be ~ question of whether-.the hardship is`related to the land, apart from economic concerns or desires.` The uniqueness of the property may also be..questioned as there are no .existing structures, marsh areas, es~treme topo- graphical differences or .irregular property lines. As noted,. the applicant has indicated that the property is unique in that it"has access only off of 8th St. This access may be a valid concern. In the discussion for PL-108 it is noted that the four lots created would be extremely deep and that this may not be the most efficient use of land. It is furthEr indicated. in _that discussion that while acquiring additional land or securing access from 11th Ave.' may be preferable and may permit more efficient land use, those are factors over which the applicant. may have little control. It should also. be noted that both the Board of Planning and -the Housing and Redevelopment Authority have been discussing the. inclusion in their plans of a policy calling for anew single family residence zoning districet that would require smaller lot areas and widths than the present ordinance. The intent is that this district would be used in the. older area of town where typical lot sizes are smaller than the present ordinance requirement iri order. to remove the need for variances in order to build on these lots. Neither group has defined a specific area where this new zoning district should apply. There is no implication in this discussion. that the property in question would be proposed to be within this new zoning district. Additional comments regarding this request may be found in the `discussion for PL-108....