A. 
Submission requirements. Where the Planning Board, or, in the case of a minor site plan, the City Planner, finds that, due to special circumstances of a particular plan, submittal of one or more submission requirements would cause an unnecessary hardship to the applicant and granting the waiver would not be contrary to the intent of this chapter, the permitting authority may grant a waiver for such submission requirement(s).
B. 
Standards and improvements. Where the Planning Board, or, in the case of a minor site plan, the City Planner, finds that, due to special circumstances of a particular plan, the provision of certain required standards or improvements is not requisite in the interest of public health, safety, and general welfare, the permitting authority may waive the requirements for such improvements, subject to appropriate conditions. Where waivers are requested, the applicant shall provide detailed information about the evidence for the waiver and applicability of the requested waiver to the proposed plan. The applicant shall provide information about whether the requested waiver will result in any impacts to abutting and nearby properties.
C. 
Standard for waivers for earth removal. Waivers will be considered for applications of less than 10,000 square feet of soil disturbance within a five-year period.
Waivers shall not have the effect of nullifying the intent and purpose of the Official Map, the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance,[1] or this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Zoning.
When the Planning Board grants a waiver to any of the standards in these regulations, the final plan shall indicate the waiver(s) granted and the date on which they were granted.