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Board of Adjustment approves variance to legalize carport enclosure at 1225 Ponce De Leon Drive
Summary
The Fort Lauderdale Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing an enclosed carport at 1225 Ponce De Leon Drive to retain its existing nonconforming setback after the applicant said the owner relied on a city-issued permit.
The Fort Lauderdale Board of Adjustment on July 9 approved a variance to allow the enclosure of a carport at 1225 Ponce De Leon Drive to remain at its existing setback.
The variance was granted after the applicant said the owner relied on a city-issued permit for the carport enclosure and that the enclosure did not increase the structure’s nonconformity. "Our hardship here is that we relied on a permit that was issued by the city," said Andrew Schein, representing the property owner.
The case centered on whether the work triggered the city’s rule that alterations exceeding 50%…
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