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Plantation board denies waiver for unpermitted rear addition at 5220 SW 8th St
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board denied a practical-difficulty waiver for a rear-yard setback reduction after staff flagged unpermitted construction and a nearby neighbor objected to the encroachment.
The City of Plantation Planning and Zoning Board on Oct. 14 denied a request to reduce the rear-yard setback at 5220 Southwest Eighth Street, rejecting a practical-difficulty waiver sought by property owner Wilner Bartholomew.
The request sought to reduce the RS-3G zoning district rear-yard requirement from 20 feet to 8 feet to accommodate a roughly 346-square-foot rear addition. Staff planner Shameka Butts told the board the property had an open building-code case (CE24-2169) for construction without permits and that the unpermitted exterior walls and roof were already in place. Staff recommended denial.
Butts said staff’s review found multiple checklist items were not met, including that the request “shall not be substantial” and that the “request is due to unique circumstances of the property” did…
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