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Section 7- Standards for Review (a) In exercising its powers to hear an appeal, the Board by its decision may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or determination, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken, and on all appeals may attach appropriate conditions, and may issue or direct the issuance of a permit, in accordance with the City Code. (b) Unless otherwise specified by the BZBA, a vaxiance authorized by the BZBA shall expire if the applicant fails to utilize the authority granted pursuant thereto within twelve (12) months from the date or authorization of the exception or variance. The applicant shall be notified of this limitation. An extension of up to twelve (12) additional months may be granted by the Director of Planning and Development in accordance with the provisions in Chapter 1126. (c) Area zoning variances shall be determined based upon the Board's consideration of the following factors: 1. Can the property yield a reasonable return or can there be any beneficial use of the property without the variance? 2. Is the variance is substantial? 3. Will the essential character of the neighborhood be substantially altered or will adjoining properties suffer a substantial detriment as a result of the variance? 4. Will the variance adversely affect the delivery of governmental services (e.g. water, sewer, garbage)? 5. Did the property owner purchase the property with knowledge of the zoning restriction? 6. Can the property owner's predicament be precluded through some method other than a variance? 7. Would the spirit and intent behind the zoning requirement be observed and substantial justice done by granting the variance? (d) Use zoning variances shall be determined pursuant to appropriate standards of law. Section 8 - Determinations Final decisions of the BZBA shall be recorded in the meeting minutes. The minutes of the BZBA, when approved and signed, shall become a part of the record for the decision and should therefore include all findings of facts and reasoning for same. Section 9- Reconsideration and Rehearing After the decision of any question, any member who voted with the prevailing side may move to reconsider any action at the same or the next succeeding meeting. A motion to reconsider shall require the same number of votes as is required to approve the Applicant's requested relief. After a motion for reconsideration has once been acted upon, no other motion for reconsideration shall be made without unanimous consent of the members present. Any request by an Applicant for reconsideration or rehearing shall be in writing and describe new evidence or proposal as grounds for reconsideration. The reconsideration shall be presented to the BZBA at its next regular meeting as Communications on the Agenda. No request by an 6