Title
ZV(R)2024-0043 - 0046 & ZV(R)2025-0051
Yuneisy Almarales
200 SW 65 Terrace (District 1)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
VARIANCE REQUEST DETAILS:
Yuneisy Almarales, owner, submitted three residential zoning variance requests to legalize existing construction for the property located at 200 SW 65 Terrace in the Pines Village Neighborhood, which is zoned Single Family Residential (R-1C).
On July 1, 2023, the City’s Code Compliance Division cited the property (Case No. 230702737) for work performed without building permits.
On August 1, 2023, the owner submitted driveway permit application No. RX23-09836 to address the violation, and the permit was issued on April 22, 2024. During plan review, the permit documentation revealed the existence of a shed located to the north side in the rear. The shed at location did not meet required side setbacks and exceeded permissible size; also, the survey information displayed an existing patio and an open sided, roofed structure encroaching into the north side required setbacks.
As part of the driveway permit, the owner provided a letter (12/7/2023) acknowledging the existing deficiencies and supporting the correction of the existing non-conforming, unpermitted items at the property; as result, the petitioner is requesting:
· ZV(R)2024-0043: to allow 215 Square-Foot instead of the required 100 Square-Foot shed for an existing shed in a single-family residential property.
· ZV(R)2024-0044: to allow 2.9’ side setback along a segment of the northern property line for an existing 215 Square-Foot shed instead of the required five-foot side setback.
· ZV(R)2024-0045: to allow 2.9’ side setback along a segment of the northern property line for an existing patio/deck instead of the required five-foot side setback.
Per staff review of the city’s archives, no building permits can be found for the detected work on the property; however, in December 2015, the city approved Building P...
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