ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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VA-2308: Request for a variance to allow a rear setback of 20 feet in lieu of the required 50 foot setback; eliminate the 15 foot vehicle backup area; eliminate the requirement of dumpster enclosure for the property at 2715 Guava Drive.
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Parcel ID#: 840201066610
Proposed use: 50' x 46', 2,300 square foot Steel Building/Warehouse
Description of request:
a. To allow rear setback of 20 feet in lieu of the required 50 foot setback from residential/zoning use per Section 21-50.02, Table V-1;
b. Eliminate the fifteen foot vehicle backup area and maneuver radius requirement per Section 21-56.02(d);
c. Eliminate the requirement that dumpster shall be enclosed from view with a six-foot high stockade fence or masonry wall and gate per Section 21-34.05; and
Explanation of hardship by applicant: The Variance request before you is the exact same that was granted in 2020 for Project #VA-2018.
According to Section 21-100.04(d), Non-Administrative Variance, City of Edgewater's Land Development Code; In order to grant a non-administrative variance, the P&ZB shall make the following findings of fact:
1. That granting of the proposed variance is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan;
2. That granting of the proposed variance will not result in creating or continuing a use which is not compatible with adjacent uses in the area;
3. That granting of the proposed variance is the minimum action available to permit reasonable use of the property;
4. That the physical characteristics of the subject site are unique and not present on adjacent sites; and
5. That the circumstances creating the need for the variance are not the result of actions by the applicant, actions proposed by the applicant or actions by the previous property owner(s).
6. That granting of the proposed variance(s) will not cause substantial detriment to the public welfare or impair the purposes and intent of the Land Development Code.
1. Will granting the proposed varianc...
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