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Variance Petition Submitted by Charles Fernandez and Kerrie Best
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The applicant has requested to reduce rear yard setback from 15' to 0' and to allow an encroachment of 3' for a portion of the deck that cantilevers over a triangulated section of the existing seawall.
LOCATION
Weeki Wachee Gardens 6 Replat Lot 14 Orb 649 Page 1648
CURRENT ZONING
R1A
ORDIANCE STANDARDS
Hernando County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, - Planning, Article 6 - Riverine Protection, Section 23-210 (b)(1)
SURROUNDING ZONING & LAND USE
North: Right of Way
South: River
East: Residential
West: Residential
REQUEST:
The applicant has requested a variance to reduce rear yard setback from 15' to 0' and to allow an encroachment of 3' for a portion of the deck that cantilevers over a triangulated section of the existing seawall.
Riverine Protection Ordinance (RPO) Review:
The Planning and Zoning Division completed an RPO review and had the following comments:
The new screen room (15' x 12') averages 15' from the leading edge of the seawall and can be considered to be outside of the riverine buffer. However, the deck that crosses the riverine buffer and cantilevers over the seawall (18' x14') has been expanded, enlarged, altered and is no longer non-conforming. The portion of this deck that encroaches within the riverine buffer should be removed and the affected portion of the riverine buffer restored with vegetation (grass, shrubs, ground cover, etc.). The site plan should be modified to comply with the riverine protection ordinance. A walkway to the river through the riverine buffer is allowed. Note, permits were not found within the current system for the existing decks.
CONCLUSION
Upon review of the proposed variance, it appears that to reduce rear yard setback from 15' to 0' and to allow an encroachment of 3' for a portion of the deck that cantilevers over a triangulated section of the existing seawall is inconsistent with the ordinanc...
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