TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Planning, Zoning and Building Director
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: April 3, 2018
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A WAIVER REQUEST TO LDR SECTION 4.3.3(Q)(2) GUEST COTTAGE, TO PERMIT THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING GUEST COTTAGE TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA OF 700 SQ.FT. for a residence located at 402 N. OCEAN BLVD. (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to deny the waiver request to LDR Section 4.3.3(Q)(2), to allow the expansion of the existing guest cottage to exceed the maximum floor area of 700 sq.ft. based on a failure to make positive findings with LDR Section 2.4.7(B)(5).
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Background:
The subject 0.483 acres (21,039 sq. ft) property is located at 402 North Ocean Blvd. on the northwest corner of North Ocean Blvd and Beach Dr. The property is zoned R-1-AAA (Single Family Residential) and is within the North Beach Seagate Overlay District. The property contains a 7,592 sq.ft., three-story residence and a 1,391 sq.ft, two-story detached accessory structure (which includes 50% of the garage square footage), built in 1963. The existing 1,391 sq.ft. accessory structure consists of a two-car garage and a master suite on the first floor. The second floor of the accessory structure consists of a family room with associated amenities and a covered balcony connecting the first and second level. The total square footage (1,117 sq.ft.) of the master suite on the first floor and the family room on the second floor account for the guest cottage floor area; therefore, the existing floor area is a legal nonconformity as it exceeds the maximum floor area allowed of 700 sq.ft.
Waiver Analysis:
Pursuant to LDR Section 4.3.3(Q)(2), a guest cottage shall not occupy more than 1/20th of the lot area and in no case shall exceed a floor area of 700 square feet. The proposal is to enclose 242 sq.ft. of the covered balcony as an addition of an office/library and a sunroom to the existing ...
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