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Variance Petition Submitted by Debra Rickle
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The applicant has requested to reduce the rear setback from 15’ to 5’.
LOCATION
Hernando Beach Unit 7 Blk 87 Lot 6
CURRENT ZONING
R1B
ORDIANCE STANDARDS
Hernando County Code of Ordinances, Appendix A - Zoning, Article IV. - Zoning District Regulations, Section 2, B.R-1B Residential District, (4) Dimension and Area Regulations, (E) Minimum Rear Yard Requirements: The Minimum Rear Yard Requirement Shall Be Twenty (20) Feet. Where Lots Are Created Prior To The Adoption of The Original Land Use Regulations, Ordinance No. 72-3, And The Lots Front On A Street With A Waterway To The Rear, The Rear Yard Requirement Shall Be Fifteen (15) Feet.
SURROUNDING ZONING & LAND USE
North: R1B Residential
South: Canal Canal with Residential
East: Canal/ R1B Canal with Residential
West R1B Residential
LETTER RECEIVED
Two
CONCLUSION
1. The applicant has requested a variance to reduce rear setback from 15’ to 5’.
2. Upon review of the proposed variance, it appears that the reduction for rear setback if not consistent with the ordinance for the zoned area and will be detrimental to the development pattern of the neighborhood and injurious to the surrounding community.
3. It is recommended that the Board review the request, take public comment, and make finding that the request is not consistent with the review criteria of Appendix A, Article, Section 13B (5) Special Regulations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
A matter of policy.
LEGAL NOTE
The Board is authorized to act on this matter pursuant to Hernando County Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Article V, Section 3.A(1) and Chapters 125 and 163, Florida Statutes.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board review the variance, find the request is not consistent with the review criteria of Appendix A, Article V, Section 3. C and approve and authorize the Chairman’s signature of the attached associated resolution.