The zoning board of review, or where unified development review planning board, shall, in addition to the standards listed in 11.4 of this section, require that evidence be entered into the record of the proceedings that in granting a use variance the subject land or structure cannot yield any beneficial use if it is required to conform to the provisions of the zoning ordinance. Nonconforming use of neighboring land or structures in the same district and permitted use of lands or structures in an adjacent district shall not be considered in granting a use variance.

(Ch. 1033, §§ 5, 6, 12-19-2016; Ch. 1117, § 12, 12-18-2023)

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