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Cape Canaveral council narrows path for rebuilds on old lots, approves amended nonconforming-lot ordinance 4-1
Summary
The City Council adopted Ordinance 18-2024 on Aug. 20, 2024, clarifying when owners of older, substandard parcels may repair, expand or add a second story on existing single-family homes and duplexes and creating a process to treat certain previously unapproved parcels as record lots. The vote passed 4-1, with Mayor Wes Morrison opposed.
The City Council of Cape Canaveral voted 4-1 on Aug. 20 to adopt Ordinance 18-2024, an amendment to the city code governing nonconforming lots that clarifies when single-family homes and duplexes on older, undersized parcels may be altered, expanded or rebuilt. Mayor Wes Morrison cast the lone no vote.
City attorneys and planning staff told the council the ordinance revises section 110-196 (nonconforming lots of record) to state explicitly what “yard dimensions” mean (minimum lot coverage, minimum living area, maximum height and setbacks); to confirm that many existing one-story houses may add a second story so long as the addition stays within yard-dimension limits; and, in certain cases, to deem parcels that were never approved under subdivision regulations but already contain an existing single-family dwelling or…
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