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ZV(R) 2021 - 16, Natalie Carter, 1400 NW 154 Lane
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND:
Natalie Carter, owner, has submitted variance request ZV(R) 2021-16 for a proposed hard roofed screen enclosure for her Townhouse in Towngate. Per the Towngate Planned Unit Development (PUD) Guidelines screen enclosures on townhouses are restricted to screen roofs only. Location of proposed structure meets all other codes. Copy of PUD Guidelines regarding Townhouse requirements is attached.
Both the Park Crossing Homeowners Association (her neighborhood association) and the TownGate at Pembroke Pines Master Association have provided their approvals for this structure.
VARIANCE REQUEST DETAILS:
ZV(R) 2021-16 to allow a hard roofed screen enclosure.
Code Reference: Towngate Planned Unit Development (PUD) Guidelines
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 determine that the single-family residential variance granted is the minimum variance that will accomplish the intended purpose in accordance with above and:
A) That 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 ...
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