Title
ZV(R)2025-0033 - 0035
Arnaldo Fuentes, 8831 NW 15 Court (District 2)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND:
Arnaldo Fuentes, owner, submitted two residential zoning variance requests to propose new construction at the property located at 8761 NW 15 Court in the Boulevard Heights Neighborhood which is zoned Residential Single-Family (R-1C).
On May 7, 2025, the owner submitted Building Permit Application No. RA25-04427 for an existing carport conversion, master bedroom addition and kitchen re-location at the east and west sides of the existing home in the rear; however, the permit application cannot be approved as the proposed work would encroach into the required side setbacks. Per the plan provided, the petitioner is requesting:
· ZV(R)2025-0033: to allow 5.42’ side setback along a segment of the eastern side property line instead of the required 7.5’ side setback for a proposed 17’ x 11.8’ master bedroom addition in a single-family residential, typical lot.
· ZV(R)2025-0034: to allow 5.74’ side setback along a segment of the western side property line instead of the required 7.5’ side setback for a proposed 17’ x 11.8’ kitchen relocation in a single-family residential, typical lot.
After reviewing the property’s documents, it was noticed the Finished Floor Elevation (FFE) of the existing home does not conform with the minimum required floor elevation for residential buildings. The plan, however, indicates the FFE of the new proposed habitable areas will match existing. The petitioner would like to include the following request for the project:
· ZV(R)2025-0035: to allow the top surface of the floor of seventeen inches (17”) instead of the required eighteen inches (18”) above the highest point of the crown of street adjacent to the lot for proposed carport conversion and home addition in a single-family residential, typical lot.
As part of these requests, the owner is including a ...
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