ITEM DESCRIPTION:
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VA-2614: Request for a Non-Administrative Variance to allow a pool and supporting retaining wall to encroach into the required waterfront setback/shoreline buffer zone, and to execute grade modifications utilizing approximately 200 cubic yards of dirt fill for the property located at 417 N. Riverside Drive, Edgewater, Florida.
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OWNER/APPLICANT:
Daymon Lawrenson and Karen Lawrenson, Applicant
PROPOSED USE:
To allow a Residential swimming pool and supporting grade-stabilization retaining wall.
REQUESTED ACTION:
1. Per Article IV, Section 21-41.04 and Article V, Section 21-53.07 (b) of the Land Development Code (LDC) to permit construction of a pool wall 12 feet from the shoreline vegetation line in lieu of the 50-foot requirement.
2. Per Article IV, Section 21-41.04 and Article V, Section 21-53.07(a) and (b) of the Land Development Code (LDC), the applicant is requesting a variance to construct a supporting retaining wall 4 feet from the vegetation line-encroaching into the required 50-foot waterfront buffer/setback zone-where vertical seawalls and bulkheads are otherwise prohibited unless it is demonstrated that alternative stabilization methods are impractical and erosion poses a significant threat to real property.
3. Per Article IV, Section 21-41.04 and Article V, Section 21-53.07 (a) to allow approximately 200 cubic yards of dirt fill within a protected coastal zone.
PARCEL ID:
7450-02-02-0160 and 7450-01-00-0061
AREA:
0.70 acres
CURRENT LAND USE:
Single Family Residential
FLUM DESIGNATION:
Low Density Residential
ZONING DISTRICT:
R-1, Single Family Residential
VOTING DISTRICT:
District One - Council Person: Charlotte Hope Gillis
Discussion:
The applicant is requesting a Non-Administrative Variance to install an in-ground swimming pool and an engineered supporting retaining wall within the rear waterfront yard of 417 N. Riverside Drive. The project plans indicate th...
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