<div class="chunk-title">Section 206. - Deviation.</div>
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               The Halifax County Planning Board may authorize a deviation in accordance with adopted
               policy from these regulations when, in its opinion, undue hardship may result from
               strict compliance. In granting any deviation, the planning board shall make the findings
               required below, taking into account the nature of the proposed subdivision, the existing
               use of land in the vicinity, the number of persons to reside or work in the proposed
               subdivision, and the probable effect of the proposed subdivision upon traffic conditions
               in the vicinity. No deviation shall be granted unless the planning board finds:
               
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                  (a)
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                  That there are special circumstances or conditions affecting said property such that
                  the strict application of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the applicant
                  of the reasonable use of his land, and
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                  (b)
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                  That the deviation is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial
                  property right of the petitioner, and
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                  (c)
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                  That the circumstances giving rise to the need for the deviation are peculiar to the
                  parcel and are not generally characteristic of other parcels in the jurisdiction of
                  this ordinance, and
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                  (d)
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                  That the granting of the deviation will not be detrimental to the public health, safety,
                  and welfare or injurious to other property in the territory in which said property
                  is situated, and
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                  (e)
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                  That the granting of the deviation will not violate other applicable regulations or
                  adopted thoroughfare plans.
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