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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Meeting Date: JULY 18, 2024
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VARIANCE - MIGUEL CASTRO
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Request: Variance
P&Z# PZ24-11000006
Owner: Miguel Castro
Project Location: 4701 NE 17 Avenue
Folio Number: 484213040440
Land Use Designation: L (Low 1-5 DU/AC)
Zoning District: RS-3 (Single-Family Residence 3)
Agent: Miguel Castro
Project Planner: Scott Reale
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Summary:
The Applicant Landowner is requesting a Variance from Section 155.3204(C) [Intensity and Dimensional Standards of the RS-3 Zoning District], of the Pompano Beach Zoning Code, in order to allow a portion of an after-the-fact addition to a single-family residence to encroach 3.15 ft into the required interior side yard, rather than setback a minimum of 7 ft from the interior side lot line as required by code.
The property is located on a corner lot in the Pompano Beach Highlands subdivision, north of NE 47th Street and west of NE 17th Avenue.
ZONING REGULATIONS
?155.3204. SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 3 (RS-3)
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C. Intensity and Dimensional Standards
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Interior side yard setback, minimum (ft) = 7
PROPERTY INFORMATION AND STAFF ANALYSIS
1. The property was first developed in 1956 when the Highlands was under Broward County jurisdiction. The neighborhood was annexed into Pompano Beach via Resolution 2004-323 on 9/15/2004. Permit records show that corner properties in the Pompano Beach Highlands - Third Addition subdivision required a minimum 7.5 ft setback from an interior side lot line. Today's Code requires a 7 ft setback from an interior side lot line in the RS-3 zoning district.
2. Currently, the subject property is dealing with an open Code Case (Case #24-06006978) related to an addition that was constructed without permits. The as-built survey reveals that a portion of the addition is located 3.85 ft from the interior side lot line, resulting in a 3.15 ft encroachment into the required 7 ft side yard setback.
3. A permit for a 680 sq ft building addition, BP...
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