Title
ZV(R)2025-0015
Alfredo Rojas
600 Laurel Lane West (District 4)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
PROJECT BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION:
Alfredo Rojas, owner, submitted a residential zoning variance request to install a screen enclosure at the property located at 600 Laurel Lane West in the Grand Palms neighborhood, which is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) The property follows the guidelines for Single-Family Residences with lots not less than 7,875 Square Feet in area.
The applicant is proposing to build an approximately 72’ x 25’ screen enclosure, attached to the rear wall of the house. Grand Palms PUD Guidelines requires it to be built with a five-foot rear setback; as result, the petitioner is requesting:
• ZV(R)2025-0015: to allow six-inch (6”) rear setback along a segment of the western property line instead of the required five-foot (5’) rear setback for an approximately 72’ x 25’ proposed screen enclosure on existing swimming pool deck.
The applicant is aware that Board consideration of residential variance requests does not preclude the property owner from obtaining all necessary development-related approvals or permits.
The subject property is in the Grand Palms neighborhood. The applicant is providing HOA Letter dated February 27, 2025.
VARIANCE REQUEST DETAILS:
ZV(R)2025-0015) is to allow six-inch (6”) rear setback along a segment of the western property line instead of the required five-foot (5’) rear setback for an approximately 72’ x 25’ proposed screen enclosure.
Code Reference:
ZV(R)2025-0015)
Grand Palms PUD, Design Standards and Criteria Section (2), (E) Pools, Spas and Screen Enclosures: “The outside edge of any pool, spa, or screen enclosure shall be a minimum of 5 feet from any rear or side property lines…”
VARIANCE DETERMINATION:
The Board of Adjustment shall not grant any single-family residential variances, permits, or make any decision, finding, and determination unless it first determines that:
Its decision and action taken is in harmony with the general purposes of the zoning ordinances of the city and is not contrary to the public interest, health, or welfare, taking into account the character and use of adjoining buildings and those in the vicinity, the number of persons residing or working in the buildings, and traffic conditions in the vicinity.
In the granting of single-family residential variances, the Board shall follow Section 155.301(O) Variance:
1. Purpose: To allow for the provision of relief from certain development standards of this LDC for one or more of the following reasons:
a) There are special circumstances or conditions applying to the land or building for which the variance is sought, which circumstances are peculiar to the land or building and do not apply generally to land or buildings in the neighborhood, and that the strict application of the provisions of the zoning ordinances would result in an unnecessary hardship and deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of the land or building; or
b) Any alleged hardship is not self-created by any person having an interest in the property nor is the result of a mere disregard for or in ignorance of the provisions of the zoning ordinances of the city; or
c) Granting the variance is not incompatible with public policy, will not adversely affect any adjacent property owners, and that the circumstances which cause the special conditions are peculiar to the subject property.