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Variances from the UDO's dimensional standards (not from the permitted-use schedule) are decided by the Board of Adjustment. To approve a variance, the Board must find: (1) unnecessary hardship from strict application of the regulation (no need to show zero reasonable use remains); (2) the hardship comes from conditions peculiar to the property (location, size, topography), not personal circumstances or conditions common to the neighborhood (a variance may still be granted for a reasonable accommodation under the federal Fair Housing Act); (3) the hardship was not created by the applicant's or owner's own actions, and buying property with knowledge of the constraint is not itself a self-created hardship; and (4) the variance is consistent with the spirit, purpose, and intent of the regulation. The Board may impose conditions on approval. A variance permit runs with the land and lapses if development under it is discontinued for 12 months.