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Panama City commission approves variance for 1212 Beck Avenue, allowing finished floor 1 foot below city standard
Summary
The Panama City City Commission approved a variance allowing a finished floor elevation of 1 foot above base flood elevation (BFE) for 1212 Beck Avenue after testimony from the applicant's engineer and staff recommendation. The measure passed 5-0.
The Panama City City Commission on March 18 approved a variance that allows a finished floor elevation of 1 foot above the base flood elevation for a planned development at 1212 Beck Avenue.
City staff said the request is a variance from section 9-84 of the city’s Drainage and Floodplain Damage Prevention Code of Ordinances, which normally requires the finished floor to be at least 2 feet above the BFE. Staff told the commission it found the application met the ordinance criteria and recommended approval, saying failure to grant the variance would create exceptional…
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