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Magistrate: pool screen enclosure out of setbacks may need variance; owner given until Dec. 10 to comply
Summary
The owner of 6350 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd. was told a variance may be required after county reviewers found the replaced pool screen enclosure may not meet setbacks; magistrate set a Dec. 10 compliance date and warned of fines.
A Seminole County special magistrate told owners Ezekiel and Irene Yenakomasu that their replacement of a pool screen enclosure at 6350 North Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Sanford remains a violation and that a variance may be required because the structure may not meet setback requirements. The magistrate extended the compliance deadline to Dec. 10, 2025, and said a fine of $250 per day will be imposed after that date if permits are not obtained.
Ruth Goldstein of the Building Division presented inspection photos, permit history and plan-review comments showing a pool screen enclosure rebuilt or replaced without the required permit. The county’s permit-tracking slides showed an application submitted Oct. 15, 2024 (application 24-16136) that remains under review with outstanding corrections from building and zoning; the plan-review routing showed comments returned to the applicant with corrections on March 27, 2025.
Goldstein said zoning reviewers had noted that the site plan was illegible and that the proposed work “may not meet the front yard setback of 50 feet for this zoning district,” a comment that prompted questions because the enclosure is in the backyard. Dagmar Hisegara, deputy director of Development Services, explained that because of the lot geometry the side of the pool enclosure can fall into what the county treats as a front-yard setback for that parcel; she said a variance may therefore be needed and that planning staff should be contacted about the variance process.
During testimony the property representative said work began after a tree fell on the roof and on the enclosed pool structure, and that prior field interactions with county personnel had led to repairs. The magistrate noted those conversations but said the property owner still needed to obtain the required permits and compliance documentation. The magistrate gave the property owners until Dec. 10, 2025 to obtain the necessary permits and warned that, if they fail to do so, a daily fine of $250 will be imposed. The magistrate also noted a separate unpermitted fence will be the subject of a separate case.
