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Commission approves Atlantic-facing orientation and overhang encroachments for 201189 Terrace; denies pool setback variance
Summary
The City of Sunny Isles Beach commission voted 3-2 to allow a corner lot at 201189 Terrace to orient its front toward Atlantic Boulevard and to permit roof overhang encroachments, but rejected a requested pool setback reduction that would have shortened the required distance from 17 feet to 4 feet 11 inches.
The City of Sunny Isles Beach commission voted 3-2 to approve most of a package of six variances for a new single‑family house at 201189 Terrace while denying a requested reduction to the pool setback.
The application (PZ202504) asked the commission to treat the widest street frontage as the front lot line so the home would face Atlantic Boulevard, to reduce the street‑side pool setback on 189 Terrace from 17 feet to 4 feet 11 inches, and to permit several roof overhang encroachments into required yards. Planning staff advised the commission that the application does not meet the seven statutory criteria for a variance but that granting the variances would not be injurious to the neighborhood or detrimental to public safety and welfare.
The planning and zoning director explained that the property is a 7,933‑square‑foot…
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