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Commissioners uphold denial of after‑the‑fact setback variance at 1735 Carlton Street
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously upheld the Board of Adjustment’s June denial of an east side yard setback variance for a 780‑square‑foot detached accessory structure built without permits at 1735 Carlton Street in Longwood.
The Seminole County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 9 unanimously upheld a Board of Adjustment decision denying an after‑the‑fact request to reduce the east side yard setback from 10 feet to 2 feet for a detached accessory structure at 1735 Carlton Street in Longwood. The denial preserves the county’s required 10‑foot side setback for detached accessory structures in the R‑1AA single‑family district.
The Board of Adjustment initially denied the variance request on June 23, and the applicants — James Reason of 1735 Carlton Street and his wife — filed the appeal. Angie Gates of Planning and Development told the commission staff found that one or more of the six variance criteria in the Seminole County…
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