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Nebraska Law R eview Volume 89 | Issue 4 Article 12 8-1-2011 Hardship and the Granting of Zoning Variances: A New Test in Lig t of R ousseau v. Zoning B oard of Appe als, 17 Neb. App. 469, 764 N.W.2d 130 (2009) Scott Schroetlin University of N ebraska College of L aw Follow this and additional works at : /nlr Recommended Citation Scott Schroetlin, Hardship and the Granting of Zo ning Variances: A New Test in Lig ht of Rousseau v. Zoning Bo ard of Appeals, 17 N eb. App. 469, 764 N.W.2d 130 (2009), 89 Neb. L. Rev. (2010) Available at : /nlr/vol89/iss4/12 This Article is brought to you for ree and open access by DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nebraska Law R eview by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Note* Hardship and the Granting of Zoning Variances: A New Test in Light of Rousseau v. Zoning Board of Appeals , 17 Neb. App. 469, 764 N.W.2d 130 (2009) TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1172 II. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1173 A. A History of Hardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1173 1. Frank v. Russell , 160 Neb. 354, 70 N.W.2d 306 (1955) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1173 2. Eastroads, L.L.C. v. Omaha Zoning Board of Appeals , 261 Neb. 969, 628 N.W.2d 677 (2001) . 1175 3. Alumni Control Board v. City of Lincoln , 179 Neb. 194, 137 N.W.2d 800 (1965) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1176