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Board approves tiny rear‑setback for screen enclosure after homeowner cites golf‑ball hazard
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved a request to allow a 6‑inch rear setback for a 72x25 screen enclosure at 600 Laurel Lane West after the owner said golf balls from a nearby driving range struck the house and made the backyard unsafe.
The Pembroke Pines Board of Adjustment voted unanimously June 5 to permit a screen enclosure that reduces the required 5‑foot rear setback to 6 inches for a portion of the rear property line at 600 Laurel Lane West.
Homeowner Alfredo Rojas told the board that golf shots from the adjacent driving range began striking his yard and recently hit an impact window, prompting him to stop using the pool and seek a screen to protect his family. "The balls almost hit my kids," Rojas said, and he told the board he has documented the impacts and has been communicating with the driving‑range operator.
City staff presented the request as CVR2025‑0015 for a proposed approximately 72‑by‑25‑foot screen enclosure attached to an existing pool deck in the Grand Palm planned unit development. Rojas said he had confirmed with the South Florida Water Management District that no maintenance easement blocks the proposed footprint and provided that documentation to staff.
Board members asked about materials and durability; Rojas said the enclosure would use higher‑impact screening designed to withstand stray golf shots. With no members of the public opposing, the board approved the variance under Section 155.301(c).
Acceptance of the variance does not relieve the owner of building‑permit and other development‑approval requirements, staff reminded the applicant. Rojas was advised to obtain all necessary permits before construction.
