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Board approves variance for new single‑family home at 1328 S. First St.
Summary
The board granted multiple setback and lot‑coverage variances to allow construction of a single‑family home at 1328 South First Street, citing substandard lot size and surrounding setbacks.
The City of Jacksonville Beach Board of Adjustments approved variances for 1328 South First Street to permit reduced front, side and rear yard setbacks and allow 65% lot coverage for construction of a new single‑family home on a substandard lot.
Applicants Paul Frase of Bella Builders and partner Wes Parker told the board they plan to "scrape" an existing multifamily structure built in 1931 and construct a single‑family residence on a 50‑by‑50‑foot lot. Frase said the proposed front setback would match adjacent properties and that the new footprint would set the structure farther from side property lines than the existing building in some locations.
The variance package approved by the board included a front yard setback of roughly 3 to 3.5 feet in lieu of the 20‑foot minimum, northerly and southerly side setbacks of approximately 4.4 feet and 3.8 feet in lieu of 5 feet minimums, a rear yard setback of 5 feet in lieu of 20 feet minimum and 65% lot coverage in lieu of a 60% maximum. Board discussion noted the lot is 2,500 square feet (a substandard lot compared with a typical 3,500 square‑foot requirement) and that the coverage request derives from the owner seeking a few additional square feet of living area; the applicants told the board the coverage calculation applies to the structure itself.
A board member observed that while the overall lot‑coverage limit in the zone may be 60%, the structure‑only coverage cap is 45% and that the requested structure coverage would be about 46.4% on the undersized lot. The board nevertheless found the variance standards satisfied for this case and approved the request. The roll call vote was recorded as unanimous (Jennifer Williams: yes; Matt Metz: yes; John Moreland: yes; Douglas Dell: yes; Owen Curley: yes), and the chair declared the variance approved.
Because the action authorizes site‑specific variances, the applicants must still obtain building permits and satisfy inspection and code requirements before construction begins.
Ending: The board concluded the item with no public commenters and moved to the planning department report for upcoming meetings.
