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Board of Adjustment denies variances for pools at 1916 and 1920 Spanish Trail
Summary
On Sept. 4 the City of Delray Beach Board of Adjustment voted 7-0 to deny variance requests to reduce the front-yard setback from 25 feet to 10 feet for two duplex properties at 1916 and 1920 Spanish Trail, preventing proposed front-yard pools.
The City of Delray Beach Board of Adjustment on Sept. 4 denied variance requests that would have allowed two new swimming pools to be built within the 25-foot front-yard setback at 1916 and 1920 Spanish Trail, voting 7-0 to deny both applications.
The applicants sought to reduce the front-yard setback for each duplex from 25 feet to 10 feet so that one pool per unit could be installed in the grassy area the applicants and their design team described as functioning like a backyard. The board found the variance requests did not meet the required findings under the land development regulations and ordered denial.
The applications were filed as a paired request for two, fee-simple duplex lots in the Tropic Isle neighborhood. Staff and the applicant agreed the duplex lots are in the RM zoning district; city staff said duplexes in RM are subject to a 25-foot front setback for pools while rear and side setbacks for…
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