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Port Richey Board of Adjustments approves setback variance for 8402 Damon Lane to allow elevated home

5929413 · August 13, 2025
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The Port Richey City Board of Adjustments approved a variance reducing front and rear yard setbacks at 8402 Damon Lane to permit reconstruction of a hurricane-damaged, elevated single-family home, subject to conditions in the planner's report.

PORT RICHEY, Fla. — The Port Richey City Board of Adjustments voted at a public meeting to approve a variance for 8402 Damon Lane that reduces required setbacks so the property owner can rebuild an elevated single-family residence after hurricane damage.

City staff told the board the applicant seeks to reduce the required front-yard setback from 25 feet to 21 feet and the rear-yard setback from 25 feet to 23 feet to allow construction of a FEMA- and city-compliant elevated home. Staff recommended approval subject to the conditions in the planner's report, including verification of setback compliance before issuance of the final certificate of occupancy.

The variance request, identified in the meeting record as application 8402 Damon Lane, was presented as a quasi-judicial matter. City staff told the board the parcel has physical constraints — an irregular lot shape and water…

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