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ARB approves variance to allow 500‑square‑foot multifamily units at 312 East LaRue under conditions

2830716 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a variance reducing the Old East Hill minimum floor area for multifamily units from 600 to 500 square feet at 312 East LaRue, finding special conditions in the lot shape and noting building‑code and site design issues must still be resolved in permitting.

On March 20 the Pensacola Architectural Review Board approved a variance allowing multifamily dwelling units with a minimum floor area of 500 square feet at 312 East LaRue Street — reduced from the Old East Hill code minimum of 600 square feet — citing unique site constraints and the city’s broader affordable‑housing objectives.

Nanette Chandler of Chandler & Company Construction presented the proposal to build 24–30 affordable units using the Live Local Act (Florida Statute 166.04151) incentives for density,…

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