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Tampa VRB grants rear-yard variance for Davis Island house but bars second-floor addition
Summary
A Variance Review Board approved a reduction of the rear-yard setback for a Davis Island property to allow elevation of an existing one‑story rear area, but conditioned approval to prohibit adding a second story over that portion and to require equipment meet setbacks.
The Tampa Variance Review Board on April 15 approved a variance to reduce the rear-yard setback at 409 West Davis Boulevard from 20 feet to 5 feet so the homeowner may raise a nonconforming rear portion of the house and match the main finished floor level, but the board limited the work to a single story and imposed setback requirements for mechanical equipment.
Board staff presented the application (case VRB-25-08), saying the work would raise the rear one‑story section roughly 14 inches to flush with the main level and that no new lot coverage was proposed. The applicant, architect Philip Lendzin, told the board owner Alexander Coffin was not present and that the proposal seeks to reduce flood risk by raising that rear portion and adding a second floor above it if allowed.
The board’s motion approved the setback reduction but…
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