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Applicant representative Fred Henry told the board the request (case VRB‑25‑28) responded to hurricane damage and the irregular lot geometry, which makes meeting the 60‑foot front setback for an accessory structure impracticable. Staff noted a release of easement had passed through council and was pending recordation, and that transportation and other reviews had found the proposed plan generally consistent; stormwater flagged that the proposed garage overlapped a utility easement but staff said a release had been coordinated.

The homeowners, Neil and Camille White, attended and described longtime residence in Ballast Point and repeated neighborhood flooding during summer storms and Hurricane Milton. They said they wish to rebuild a resilient home with a first‑floor bedroom and bath; the proposed detached garage location was presented as the only practical arrangement given the lot’s shape.

Neighbors submitted multiple letters of support; the board found the shape of the historic lot and demonstrated neighborhood backing justified the variance under the section 27‑80 hardship criteria, and approved the request with an encroachment allowance for typical eaves/gutters. The decision allows the owner to move forward with permits once the release of easement appears in the public record and standard permit conditions are met.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Variance Review Board - 04/08/25","oneSentenceSummary","A variance allowing a detached garage to sit 24 feet from the southwest front property line (instead of 60 feet) was approved to accommodate a rebuilt single‑family home on an unusually shaped lot; the board cited lot shape and neighborhood support.","taxTitle","Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida","taxId",2914,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084581,"Sacred Heart flanking‑wall signage request continued for re‑notice",534,5821000,6355000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641&start=5821&end=6355","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641/thumbnail_5821000.jpg","/articles/6084581/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Sacred-Heart-flankingwall-signage-request-continued-for-renotice","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084581-a4a9f8114b98521a0195512718a15ceb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213399&Signature=QIbvT8Ymo3qpcM5MQmEPFxpl-6g-S8K6AAcFf5qSxfIOEa7ucJx8mCtoXIdDBFSkM3jq-2rPanOigu7wzkBR6s7X169pIIxcZVadxrLYbOtWy7P0N7zo1OyruOQ3EqwCzDyX65HR~2Z~sBOR~8zHAURyN6NWpJKciruQUnPFgJdtP4MkuuCXFIqllS4ljJfpUi1N3qg6Hq1OUMeafV7wGmkJHvjTQSR66FPi78X~RYR94yxsdG5c11S9VQjhWdOp7kgEyx~64QO~3QpLxWxy6wE1IgwSwKNKvAgppz0tkkc13AFWmmf9fvNwIi3iCUY1lSSzI4GlbHwziqJ5lg~CLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Variance Review Board continued a request from the Diocese of Saint Petersburg to add identifying copy to existing flanking entrance walls at the Sacred Heart North Campus, after staff and board members discovered the public notice described a different setback reduction than the one that applied to churches.

Staff said the relevant code section for churches differs from the general sign code and cited section 27‑132 (special use criteria for places of worship); the posted hearing materials for case VRB‑25‑27 indicated a reduction of 5 feet rather than the required, noticed reduction. Because the error could affect who receives notice, the board agreed to continue the item to the May 13 meeting so staff could refile corrected notices and ensure surrounding property owners receive accurate information.

The applicant, submitting on behalf of the Diocese, did not object to the continuance. The board instructed staff to renotice the application for the May 13 public hearing at 5:30 p.m. at City Council Chambers and returned no formal decision on the signage until the re‑noticed hearing.

The continuance prevents the board from ruling on a variance until the item is re‑noticed and re‑heard; staff indicated the applicant had agreed to the continuance and would be prepared to present at the next meeting.","A request to add copy to flanking entrance walls at Sacred Heart North Campus was continued because the published notice listed the wrong setback reduction; the board rescheduled the matter and instructed staff to re‑notice.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084584,"Board clears larger EMC sign for Metropolitan Ministries on North Florida Avenue",1186,4631000,5817000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641&start=4631&end=5817","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641/thumbnail_4631000.jpg","/articles/6084584/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Board-clears-larger-EMC-sign-for-Metropolitan-Ministries-on-North-Florida-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084584-afb9de4724fcb46d880d5dbdffa79b05/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213399&Signature=Ys8usMxckZnWoYwLNw17QGL8qKGW2V1JfOfFQbPPLVvh0xMG7mrpV~B3NZtGg3IZV-OLGhBOAdV7CrL7Gk0BRThsDp9LXT2154WuHLHMpXs5yeG0-CxFcyGWXbciI0vwVsBfAsQ3VEMzNnD5xAh1ApgkkfIS~7-hiV6ERO9CBN3aCsSg0dfNnEd3vnZYPw~BJxMV-oxKdXVEzuyWjMgPkAny4Yd2N5JFscMWY3-H7SHDhZb-D1V~VeBlUDgSpyhlCOObjAQC0Zoz3mxhBHOQz5~kJb~XyiytNtYyLkhqEUm39KpQSrtoOaj4ifcJQrDqDxEKWPR7SD-n6fAYznJWKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tampa Variance Review Board approved a multi‑part sign variance for Metropolitan Ministries at 2101 North Florida Avenue, allowing a 97‑square‑foot increase in ground‑sign area, an increased electronic message center (EMC) size by 14.66 square feet, and a 10‑foot reduction in setbacks from North Florida Avenue and East Francis Avenue as depicted in the applicant’s site plan.

Staff explained the request (case VRB‑25‑26) and said the new sign would replace an existing smaller pole sign on the parcel adjacent to the Metropolitan Ministries campus. The applicant’s representative described the organization’s operations, emergency‑response work after recent storms, and the need for improved on‑site messaging to publicize services such as shelter, meals and donation drives.

The proposed sign would be roughly 20 feet tall with a messaging cabinet; the sign’s side columns bear the Metropolitan logo and count toward overall sign area. Staff noted review divisions found no outstanding consistency issues, but that TECO had not commented as of the staff report; any final permit would require compliance with power‑line clearances if TECO raises concerns.

Board discussion emphasized the sign’s benefit for community awareness and emergency outreach. The board approved the variance with standard conditions and with findings that the request met the variance criteria in section 27‑80. No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing; the applicant said the sign would not be used for off‑site commercial advertising and that EMC brightness and material specifications would be reviewed at permitting.

The decision allows Metropolitan Ministries to proceed with building permit submittals and to coordinate EMC specifications with permitting staff and TECO as required.","The Variance Review Board approved a taller, larger ground sign with electronic messaging for Metropolitan Ministries to improve campus visibility and emergency messaging; reviewers noted TECO coordination may be required.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084590,"Board approves rear‑yard variance for North Rome Avenue addition",556,4100000,4656000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641&start=4100&end=4656","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641/thumbnail_4100000.jpg","/articles/6084590/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Board-approves-rearyard-variance-for-North-Rome-Avenue-addition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084590-494aa04d11b9df6b20176d16f768abb9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213399&Signature=GolvyeiLhRHIgWbjVx9R8ieV5H5MwZTh-GIVKSbF02tREZmRNMpWOI-vtfhkdGuZk7pOJZNuIdPEBLxI3Fuv1OahB4-t~w8QP8HH0fdT4l0qU5JpJxt0ufolUA25M5o8P5YVXDrospf1~QsQ6qt4ZOFwQif0~8Yy4Ou7cgf88NdKUtUDNzmtQgudLyfP9~z~OglrC-KRQtjvbtt76nkeyGI6VMF~MV98tODU49BcbRIWFe-v8QGoJTSWbuWS7nFu7c8eRiXHv1lzNkKweL7cVhRMk6J7tYgF~YOA83OtMG42V1ZaRDfL59T5o-c4EecbYkwQ5Va7cHJQbTYDM7q1pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Variance Review Board granted a reduction of the rear‑yard setback from 20 feet to 12.3 feet at 11318 North Rome Avenue on a vote at the April 15 hearing, allowing a proposed rear addition to proceed as shown on the submitted site plan.

Staff presented case VRV‑25‑24 and noted that a portion of the existing house already encroaches toward the rear yard and that the proposed addition would square off the rear of the house. Natural Resources requested a tree survey at permitting; other review divisions flagged no outstanding issues. The applicant and contractor, Francisco J. Otero Ocasio, told the board the house was built in 1958 and that the variance would rectify an existing encroachment discovered during plan review.

Otero said adjacent property owners had been consulted and he submitted a support letter from the northern neighbor; no members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing. The board’s motion approved the variance, citing the preexisting nonconformity and the small scale of the addition. The decision includes the standard condition that eaves and gutters may encroach per the city’s allowances and that a tree survey be provided at permitting if required by Natural Resources.

The applicant may proceed with building permits subject to the city’s checklist and any conditions identified by permitting reviewers.","A variance reducing the rear‑yard setback to 12.3 feet was approved for an addition at 11318 North Rome Avenue; staff found the request consistent and neighbors raised no objections in the record.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084593,"Tampa VRB grants rear-yard variance for Davis Island house but bars second-floor addition",3366,727000,4093000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641&start=727&end=4093","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2911160-ae5db9bbc12b0fe1ee310bbb52519641/thumbnail_727000.jpg","/articles/6084593/Tampa/Hillsborough-County/Florida/Tampa-VRB-grants-rear-yard-variance-for-Davis-Island-house-but-bars-second-floor-addition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084593-b141fe4713ccfbe987de11c4d3b50125/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213399&Signature=IPJCUB-22F2Wtp7wh1saWwZmCCArJ0dCqX38s85IU1QpIasQQn8Ptx5UEzv0Awcd9XSBPJvIQlCAA6qewly0gKpfUwtJAy1oYSonfQAzLt1kG1lMIdem22KhRP5JXgdrZlgItrYDP3HTYyMNb2A~~Hg3msQf2OCWye3lWy5nfi-zxMGY82J50FmrKclYEy00uQ0zLrRwCzFQV6sDYf5DRQiSploGQUAs8x4bjEsqgmOVJ1atoll4KIAW8UorHk8RDvYNz8YOlxqVPifb3mudqPxJDYImjgy-ptiJECVhhWY7XWLkiZl~uiT-0tXvvAW9njGmVYN6AASyaU8JBZRgcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tampa Variance Review Board on April 15 approved a variance to reduce the rear-yard setback at 409 West Davis Boulevard from 20 feet to 5 feet so the homeowner may raise a nonconforming rear portion of the house and match the main finished floor level, but the board limited the work to a single story and imposed setback requirements for mechanical equipment.

Board staff presented the application (case VRB-25-08), saying the work would raise the rear one‑story section roughly 14 inches to flush with the main level and that no new lot coverage was proposed. The applicant, architect Philip Lendzin, told the board owner Alexander Coffin was not present and that the proposal seeks to reduce flood risk by raising that rear portion and adding a second floor above it if allowed.

The board’s motion approved the setback reduction but attached conditions: the nonconforming rear area may be elevated to match the existing main finished floor level and remain a single‑story structure; the approval applies only to the primary structure (not accessory structures); pool equipment, generators and air‑conditioning units must meet the code‑required setbacks; and the applicant must present competent substantial evidence of hardship in the record consistent with the variance standards in section 27‑80 of the City Code. Board members said the narrowing of authority was intended to allow flood‑risk mitigation while preventing a new, taller wall that neighbors said would harm privacy.

Neighbors who spoke during the public hearing opposed the second‑story component. Leslie Wager Hudock, who lives at 409 Erie Avenue directly behind the subject property, said the built form would create a “massive wall” overlooking rear yards and questioned whether the applicant had shown a hardship to justify adding a second story. Debbie Zommerman and Lisa Hadermota, other nearby residents, raised similar concerns and asked for clearer finished‑floor elevation figures and documentation showing the proposed flood‑protection benefit.

The applicant acknowledged neighbors’ concerns and confirmed the owner’s intent was to raise the low first‑floor section to match the rest of the house; he said structural work could allow a second‑floor addition but that the applicant’s immediate priority was elevating the existing area to reduce flooding risk.

Board discussion focused on two issues: (1) whether the record supported a hardship for adding a second floor over the rear nonconforming portion, and (2) whether the site plan clearly delineated the exact area to be elevated and the elevations involved. Several members said they were comfortable allowing the elevation to match the existing main level but were not persuaded that a second story hardship had been demonstrated. One board member urged a condition requiring the raised slab to match the main house finished floor.

After debate the board voted to grant the variance with the conditions described. The motion included language tying approval to the site plan as presented and limiting work to single‑story construction for the portion inside the reduced setback.

The decision permits the owner to pursue permits to elevate the existing rear area consistent with the approved site plan and conditions; any future request specifically to add a second story would require a new application or amendment and additional board review.","A Variance Review Board approved a reduction of the rear-yard setback for a Davis Island property to allow elevation of an existing one‑story rear area, but conditioned approval to prohibit adding a second story over that portion and to require equipment meet setbacks.","actionData","errors"]

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