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Ordinance No. 2005 -11 requirements of this Code upon written application therefor by an owner, operator or occupant, and after a public hearing, provided that the Board determines that any of the conditions specified in this paragraph exist. A. Any variation or modification of a structure or use approved by the Property Maintenance Officer shall not in any material way alter the standards of this Code and shall not affect detrimentally the health, safety or welfare of the occupants or owners of an adjacent premises or of the immediate neighborhood. B. Strict enforcement of the provisions of this Code would constitute a undue and unnecessary hardship on the owner or operator because it would compel expenditures on the premises which would be substantially disproportionate to any benefit to health, safety or welfare that might be derived therefrom. C. Strict enforcement of the provisions of this Code would require installations, repairs, or improvements estimated to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in cost. D. The premises subject to this Code are contemplated for acquisition by, or are within an area where acquisition is contemplated by, a public agency having the power of eminent domain and there is a reasonable likelihood that the premises will be acquired and razed or moved within a period of two years, provided, however, that any waiver of the provisions of this Code shall be canceled and the Property Maintenance Officer shall strictly enforce this Code if it is ascertained subsequent to the granting of the waiver that the premises are in fact not to be acquired for any public use or purpose. (2) Notice. Notice of the time and place of the meeting of the Board of Building Code Appeals, after an application has been filed under the provisions of this section, shall be sent to all property owners within a 500 -foot radius of the property for which the application is made. Notice shall be sent by the Secretary of the Board by regular mail. (3) Record of variations or modifications agr nted. Where variations or modifications are approved in any section of this Code by the action of the Board of Building Code Appeals or of any court of record, a written record thereof stating the name of the applicant, the address of the premises, the variation or modification approved, the date of approval, and the reasons therefor, satisfying the provisions contained herein, shall be prepared by the Property maintenance Officer and filed both under the section or sections of this Code to which the variation or modification applies and under the address of the premises, and such files shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Property Maintenance Officer during regular business hours. (c) Annual Review of Code Provisions and Operations. The Property Maintenance Officer shall, in the month of January of each year, review with the Fire Chief, the City Engineer, and the Director of Law the procedure and operation of this Code, and report to Council on or before March 15: (1) Any recommended amendment, addition or modification of a provision of this Code consonant with the field experience of the personnel charged with enforcement; (2) A summary of the time sequence enforcement experience indicating the number of violations abated, the number of cases processed in the Municipal Court, the number of inspections made and such other