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Board approves seawall-height variance and rear-trellis setback at 1800 W. 20th St.
Summary
The Miami Beach Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved variances for a new seawall and a rear trellis at 1800 West 20th Street (ZBA23-0150). Staff recommended approval citing the house’s pre-1942 construction and site constraints; the board approved both variances in a single vote.
The Miami Beach Zoning Board of Adjustment approved, by voice and roll call on June 2, variances allowing a new seawall at 1800 West 20th Street to be built to 6.06 feet NGVD instead of the code-required 7.26 feet NGVD, and a rear trellis to be sited at 3 feet 1 inch from the rear property line instead of the required 13 feet 1½ inches.
City staff introduced the application, ZBA23-0150, saying the 1936 residence was designed by architect Martin L. Hampton and has a first-floor elevation of about 6.16 feet NGVD. Staff told the board the existing seawall sits at about 3.86 feet NGVD; the applicant’s proposed seawall at 6.06 NGVD would be structurally…
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