TO MEMBERS OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPLICANTS:

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1 Zoning Board of Adjustment August 13, 2014 City of Pensacola America s First Settlement And Most Historic City TO MEMBERS OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPLICANTS: The Zoning Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, in the Whibbs Conference Room, First Floor, Pensacola City Hall, 222 West Main Street, Pensacola, Florida, to consider the request(s) listed below. The applicant(s), or authorized agent, must be present for the public hearing in order for the Board to act upon the request(s). QUORUM / CALL TO ORDER AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the April 16 th & May 21st meeting minutes. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS City Clerk will swear in current members Clayton Taylor and Chris Lonergan as well as new Members Boyce White and Robby Williams. ZBA Crawford Dr. R1-AAA Cindi Eppers is requesting a variance of 13 8 to the rear yard in order to build a new screened in porch. ADJOURNMENT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS: BUILDING PERMIT AND COMMENCEMENT OF WORK: The petitioner must secure a building permit and commence work within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of the variance(s) being granted, unless additional time is granted by the Board at that particular meeting. SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION(S): If denied a variance by the Board, that request for a variance cannot be heard again for a period of one (1) year. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISION OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Per section (F) of the City of Pensacola Land Development Code, any person or persons, jointly or severally, aggrieved by any 222 West Main Street * Pensacola, FL Phone (850) * Fax (850)

2 City of Pensacola Zoning Board of Adjustments Agenda August Page 2 decision of the board, or the city, upon approval by the city council, may apply to the circuit court of the First Judicial Circuit of Florida within thirty (30) days after rendition of the decision by the board. Review in the circuit court shall be by petition for writ of certiorari or such other procedure as may be authorized by law. If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or public hearing, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and any evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. If a Notice of Appeal has not been received within thirty-five (35) days of the date of the meeting the variance was denied, the petitioner shall be notified by the Building Official that they have ten (10) days to remove or correct the violation. ACCESSIBILITY: The City of Pensacola adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities. Please call for further information. Requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the event in order to allow the City time to provide the requested services. Sincerely, Alan Gray Alan Gray, AICP Secretary to the Board

3 Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Pensacola America s First Settlement And Most Historic City MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APRIL 16, 2014 MEMBERS PRESENT: E. Dean Dalrymple, Jr., Patrick Boudreaux, Melanie Nichols, David Del Gallo, & Randy Oglesby, MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Michael Burnett, Georgia Blackmon, Clayton Taylor, & Chris Lonergan Alan Gray, AICP, Secretary to the Board Bill Weeks, Building Official Elizabeth Schrey, Senior Planner CALL TO ORDER / QUORUM PRESENT The Zoning Board of Adjustment was called to order at 3:19 p.m. by Chairman Dean Dalrymple. There was a quorum present. Chairman Dean Dalrymple explained that since he was involved in the item under consideration that day he would be recusing himself from the vote. This means there will NOT be a quorum for that action item on the agenda and it will not be a valid vote. Patrick Boudreaux made a motion that they table the item to the next meeting and Dean Dalrymple seconded and this passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Zoning Board of Adjustment considered the minutes from the March 19, 2014 meeting. Patrick Boudreaux made a motion to approve those minutes. That motion was seconded by Melony Nichols and it then passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Dean Dalrymple stated that we should discuss the lack of a Quorum. Alan Gray stated that this really costs the applicants. Melanie Nichols stated that it costs doubly because she has to use personal leave time to come to these meetings. Randy Oglesby stated that he is a paper person and that we should be getting them (agendas) still. It is a visual reminder to get a paper agenda. It was discussed and decided to include a monthly reminder. Dean Dalrymple asked about alternates. Bill Weeks stated that the CST Board has them. Elizabeth Schrey stated that it is an LDC Amendment to add alternates. Dean Dalrymple stated that we need to do what is necessary to get alternates. Two alternates are needed to learn and participate and be involved. Melanie Nichols made a motion to request that the Planning Board review amending a researching need for other boards and need for two (2) alternate members on each board. Dean Dalrymple seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Board Adjourned at 3:44 Draft

4 City of Pensacola Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes for April 16, 2014 Page 2 Alan Gray, AICP Secretary to the Board APPROVED: Draft

5 Zoning Board of Adjustment City of Pensacola America s First Settlement And Most Historic City MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT May 21, 2014 MEMBERS PRESENT: E. Dean Dalrymple, Jr., Patrick Boudreaux, Georgia Blackmon, Melanie Nichols, David Del Gallo, Randy Oglesby, & Chris Lonergan. MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Michael Burnett, Clayton Taylor Alan Gray, AICP, Secretary to the Board Bill Weeks, Building Official Elizabeth Schrey, Senior Planner CALL TO ORDER / QUORUM PRESENT The Zoning Board of Adjustment was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by Chairman Dean Dalrymple. There was a quorum present. Chairman Dean Dalrymple read the criteria for the granting of variances into the record. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There was a problem with the minutes due to the flood. The minutes will not be done this month but they will be available next month. OLD BUSINESS ZBA Osceola Boulevard R1-AAA Ryan and Tina Tarantola are requesting a variance to exceed the 25% maximum coverage of the required rear yard area in order to build a new garage. This variance came about last month but there were not enough voting members present to make a decision. Scott Sallis, the contractor, discusses the construction of the garage and that the applicants might not build the garage but they want the variance just in case they decide to. Staff Member Gray explains that the variance is only good for 180 days and that it would have to be renewed if they wait over the 180 days to build. Board Member Boudreaux motions to approve the variance under the condition that if the applicant decides to go through with the construction of the garage that they bring it back to the board. Board Member Oglesby seconds it. The motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS ZBA N. Whaley Avenue R1-AAA Cody and Donna Rawson are requesting a variance of 5 to the front yard and 3 to the required rear yard in order to build a new single family home. Woody Chandler is the Rawson s contractor. He talks about the construction of the residence on this lot and explains that the lot is an odd shaped shallow lot. A discussion about the size and shape of the lot occurs. It is explained that the lot is a buildable lot for the zoning. It is explained that the applicant would like a 25 front yard setback as opposed to the [Type text]

6 City of Pensacola Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes for March 18, 2014 Page 2 required 30 front yard setback, and a 27 rear yard setback as opposed to the required 30 rear yard setback. A discussion about what the house would look like occurs. Staff member Alan Gray discusses that half of the lot is in a flood zone. Keith Herrick, the Rawson s Realtor, speaks at the podium. He wants to clarify that in the rear yard, the main structure of the house is within the 30 rear yard setback. Eleanor Godwin, a resident in the neighborhood, speaks at the podium. She discusses the character of the neighborhood and that these large houses on small lots on the water have never been a part of that character. She wants to preserve this character and does not want this applicant to get what they want with this variance. Blair Stephenson, a resident in the neighborhood, speaks at the podium. She discusses similar ideas of Eleanor Godwin. David Overhousen, a resident in the neighborhood, speaks at the podium. He explains that the reasoning for so much pedestrian activity in this area is due to the visibility of the water. However, the construction of this house will hurt that visibility. He also explains that this is a buildable lot, but the applicant should be required to build a smaller house. The applicant, Donna Rawson, also a resident in the neighborhood, speaks at the podium. She explains that she is using an architect to try and find the best house to fit this neighborhood and street. Board Member Nichols motions to approve. Board Member Del Gallo seconds it. Board member Nichols explains that the board has given the right to other people in this area to build in similar situations and several variances have been given. The motion does not pass. It fails 4-2. ZBA & 1822 E. Gadsden Street R1-AAA Christopher and Shelly Lecroy are requesting a variance of 7 to the 10 rear yard setback that would be required for a 25 accessory structure built 3 from the rear property line. Ben Townes, a member of the Architecture Review Board, speaks at the podium. He discusses the character of the area surrounding the address above. He then discusses the future plans for the house on this lot. He discusses that he wants to maintain character of the neighborhood and enhance property values. He also discusses that he wants to preserve a backyard for kids by keeping at 3 setback. Board Member Lonergan motions to approve. Board Member Blackmon seconds it. The motion passes unanimously. ZBA Bayou Boulevard C-2 Roman Mayer, Cordova Site, LLC, is requesting an 8.8% variance of 25% required Landscaping Area in order to build additional on-site parking. Michael Wall, an architect for the company doing the new landscaping, reviewed the plans. Staff Member Alan Gray shows an aerial view of the site on google earth. Board Member Del Gallo motions to approve. Board Member Boudreaux seconds it. The motion passes unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Staff Members and Board Members review what was approved or not approved. Meeting adjourned 5:05 p.m. Alan Gray, AICP Secretary to the Board APPROVED: Draft

7 City of Pensacola Zoning Board of Adjustments Agenda May 21, 2014 Page 2 decision of the board, or the city, upon approval by the city council, may apply to the circuit court of the First Judicial Circuit of Florida within thirty (30) days after rendition of the decision by the board. Review in the circuit court shall be by petition for writ of certiorari or such other procedure as may be authorized by law. If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or public hearing, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and any evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. If a Notice of Appeal has not been received within thirty-five (35) days of the date of the meeting the variance was denied, the petitioner shall be notified by the Building Official that they have ten (10) days to remove or correct the violation. ACCESSIBILITY: The City of Pensacola adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities. Please call for further information. Requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the event in order to allow the City time to provide the requested services. Sincerely, Alan Gray Alan Gray, AICP Secretary to the Board

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