Need attorney for Land Use Variance application?

[Rob Terpilowski]

I have acquired a property in the city of Tacoma which is configured as a duplex, but was never legally done so.  The land use codes say that the a lot for a duplex needs to be at least 6,000 sq. ft, and this lot is 5,750, so I would need to obtain a land use variance in order to properly do this  There are 2 other duplexes in the area on the same size lot, so there is precedence for this.  Part of the variance application process is to provide a written response to the criteria in the Tacoma Municipal Code, and would like to know if this is something that I should have a lawyer complete for me rather than attempting to do this myself, as I really do not know how in depth the responses to these criteria need to be.

Thanks,

-Rob