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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Meeting Date: JULY 17, 2025
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VARIANCE - LARRY AND DONNA THOMPSON
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Request: Variance
P&Z# 25-11000014
Owner: Larry and Donna Thompson
Project Location: 421 SE 8 Ave
Folio Number: 494201400610
Land Use Designation: L (Low 1-5 DU/AC)
Zoning District: RS-2 (Single-Family Residence 2)
Commission District: Alison Fournier (3)
Agent: John Daugherty
Project Planner: Scott Reale
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Summary:
The Applicant Landowner requests a Variance from Section 155.3203(C) of the Pompano Beach Zoning Code, which establishes the intensity and dimensional standards for the RS-2 Zoning District. The requested Variance would allow for the construction of a pergola, attached to an existing single-family residence, with a setback of 5 feet from the waterway. While the existing residence complies with all required setbacks, the proposed pergola would encroach into the Code-required 25-foot setback from the waterway.
The property is located on the west side of SE 8th Avenue in the Garden Isles neighborhood, approximately 750 feet north of SE 5th Court.
ZONING REGULATIONS
?155.3203. SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 2 (RS-2)
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(C) Intensity and Dimensional Standards
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Setback from a waterway or canal, minimum: 25 feet
PROPERTY INFORMATION AND STAFF ANALYSIS
1. The subject property was first developed with a two-bedroom single-family residence in 1963 via permit #6567. In 2021, the dwelling was remodeled to a four-bedroom with the addition of a second-floor, permitted under BP #21-4450. A swimming pool was subsequently added under BP #21-7646.
2. The applicant now proposes a pergola structure, attached to the principal dwelling and located approximately five (5) feet from the waterway. While gazebos and pergolas that are not attached to the principal structure may be located this close to a waterway, the attachment to the rear of the house subjects the structure to the 25-foot waterfront setback requirement.
3. The appl...
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