In the zoning code, a special exception is a lower bar to meet than a variance. An applicant seeking a special exception is supposed to show evidence that the use wouldn't be a detriment to its neighborhood in a number of specific ways, which include overcrowding, congestion, and straining public facilities, among others. After that evidence is shown, the burden of proof is on objectors to show that the use is likely "to cause a detrimental impact on the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood exceeding that which normally might be expected from the proposed use." In seeking a variance, applicants must show that the zoning of their property represents an undue hardship.