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Page 64 1 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Anything else, 2 Mr. Eben? 3 MR. EBEN: If you don't -- if you don't 4 conform, what's the -- what's the -- 5 THE WITNESS: Well, there's only -- 6 there's only -- the -- the -- the purpose of a zoning 7 board is to review whether there's a hardship 8 involved or not, and whether -- whether a variance 9 can be granted or not. 10 If there's another way of doing 11 something, then the board would, you know, it most 12 likely would deny an application if -- if it caused 13 diminishing value in the neighborhood or it was -- it 14 was so contrary to all of the other development in 15 the area. 16 If it's too close to the road or too, 17 you know, just too high. It's -- it's too large. 18 You've occupied too much space, so you have a bulk 19 variance need. 20 So, you know, just all of these things 21 have to be weighed and, you know, collectively the 22 members of the board make a decision and 23 recommendation and you -- you vote and, you know, the 24 majority wins. 25 MR. EBEN: Thank you very much.