North Korea was formed after Japan relinquished its 35-year occupation of the Korean Peninsula at the end of World War II.
Within the zoning code are required minimum setbacks. A variance is a waiver of a setback requirement or height restriction in the code. It allows the owner to build closer to the property line than the code allows. For example, in an R-1 single family single and duplex zoning district, the minimum setback requirement for the rear is 10 feet on each side.
A variance is a form of equitable relief allowing the applicant to use his land in an efficient way by bypassing the local zoning laws. A vaiance is likely to be granted for unusual circumstances such as an especially narrow lot or a stream on the property making it especially difficult to comply with the local zoning ordinance.