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 "snippet": "Special Exceptions\nA property owner may seek a special exception to the residential setback requirements of \nChapter 2 of the Development Code if there are recorded restrictions for the lot that pre-date \nannexation into Sugar Land\u2019s City Limits. Special exception applications are due by the date \nindicated on the Special Exception Submittal Schedule. If staff determines the application is \ncomplete, a public hearing for the special exception will be scheduled for the next Zoning Board \nof Adjustment (ZBA) meeting. If the application is incomplete, staff will contact the applicant to \nobtain the necessary information to proceed with the application.\nThe public hearing will be advertised by the City in the official newspaper of the City at least 10 \nbusiness days prior to the first public hearing. All property owners within 200 feet of the site and \nall homeowners\u2019 associations will be notified by mail, and the public hearing will be published on \nthe City\u2019s website. Additionally, a courtesy sign will be placed at the property.\nAfter the public hearing, the Board may, by concurrence of 75 percent of its members, grant a \nspecial exception to a residential setback required by Chapter 2 of the Development Code, if the \nBoard finds that: \n1) The latest recorded Plat of the property was approved prior to being annexed into the \nCity; \n2) The recorded Plat or other recorded restriction for the property establishes a setback or \nother regulation that results in a setback that is less restrictive than the setback required \nby the City of Sugar Land Development Code (Chapter 2); \n3) Granting the Special Exception will not establish a setback that is less restrictive than the \nsetback established by the latest approved Plat or other recorded restriction; and \n4) Granting the Special Exception will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious \nto the property or improvements in the district or neighborhood in which the property is \nlocated. \nTo ensure that the granting of a special exception will not be...",
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 "summary": "Special Exceptions\nA property owner may seek a special exception to the residential setback requirements of \nChapter 2 of the Development Code if there are recorded restrictions for the lot that pre-date \nannexation into Sugar Land\u2019s City Limits. Special exception applications are due by the date \nindicated on the Special Exception Submittal Schedule. If staff determines the application is \ncomplete, a public hearing for the special exception will be scheduled for the next Zoning Board \nof Adjustment (ZBA) meeting. If the application is incomplete, staff will contact the applicant to \nobtain the necessary information to proceed with the application.\nThe public hearing will be advertised by the City in the official newspaper of the City at least 10 \nbusiness days prior to the first public hearing. All property owners within 200 feet of the site and \nall homeowners\u2019 associations will be notified by mail, and the public hearing will be published on \nthe City\u2019s website. Additionally, a courtesy sign will be placed at the property.\nAfter the public hearing, the Board may, by concurrence of 75 percent of its members, grant a \nspecial exception to a residential setback required by Chapter 2 of the Development Code, if the \nBoard finds that: \n1) The latest recorded Plat of the property was approved prior to being annexed into the \nCity; \n2) The recorded Plat or other recorded restriction for the property establishes a setback or \nother regulation that results in a setback that is less restrictive than the setback required \nby the City of Sugar Land Development Code (Chapter 2); \n3) Granting the Special Exception will not establish a setback that is less restrictive than the \nsetback established by the latest approved Plat or other recorded restriction; and \n4) Granting the Special Exception will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious \nto the property or improvements in the district or neighborhood in which the property is \nlocated. \nTo ensure that the granting of a special exception will not be...",
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