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Page 8 (i) the danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; (ii) the danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; (iii) the susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner; (v) the necessity to the facility of a water- front location, where applicable; I (iv) the importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; (vi) the availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage; (vii) the compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (viii) the relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program of that area; (ix) the safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (x) the expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and, I (xi) 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. (d) Upon consideration of the factors of Section 5-57(1) (c) and the purposes of this ordinance, the Building Code Board of Adjustments and Appeals may attach such conditions to the grant- ing of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this ordinance. (e) The City Planner shall maintain the records of all appeal actions, including technical information, and report any variances to the Federal Insurance Administration upon request. (2) Conditions for Variances (a) Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to I be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with exiting structures constructed below the base flood level, providing items (i-xi) in Section 5-57(1) (c) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases. (b) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of Historic Places, without regard to the procedures set forth in the remainder of this section.