Each building in the City must comply with certain height limits, setback requirements, parking ratios, and other development standards established by City Council in the Zoning Ordinance.
Different standards apply in different zones.
On some few parcels of property, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to strictly comply with these standards. In such cases, equity demands that a variance from these standards be allowed. Applications are available from the Department of Planning and Building on the fourth floor of City Hall. Two copies of the site plan, floor plan, elevation, and landscape plan are required. It depends on the request and the reasons.