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Staff proposes stair‑encroachment relief and related code edits for elevated homes
Summary
Planning staff presented proposed Land Development Code changes to allow limited front‑yard stair encroachments for homes elevated in place, proposed limits on landing width and roofed stair covers, and one‑time exemptions for accessory structures in some cases.
Planning staff presented the board with proposed Land Development Code amendments Monday to address front‑yard stair encroachments and related accessory‑structure rules for homes elevated in place or converted above existing footprints. Brandon, planning staff, told the board the item grew out of a City Commission request and recent variance requests to the Board of Adjustment. He said the proposed amendments would apply only to in‑place elevation or conversion projects and not to new ground‑up construction.
Key proposals described by staff include allowing open stairs to encroach up to an existing, nonconforming front setback (instead of meeting the code's 17‑foot open‑stair setback), a potential cap that would set a minimum front setback…
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