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Neighbors oppose Scar Audio’s request to keep 8-foot perimeter wall inside Keystone scenic corridor
Summary
Scar Audio Inc. asked a Hillsborough County land use hearing officer on May 27 to allow an existing 8‑foot masonry wall around its property to remain and to allow the wall within the 30‑foot Gunn Highway scenic corridor, prompting opposition from nearby residents and Keystone civic groups who said the wall was built without required permits.
Scar Audio Inc. asked a Hillsborough County land use hearing officer on May 27 to allow an existing 8‑foot masonry wall around its property at the southeast corner of Gunn Highway and Cosmo Road to remain and to allow the wall to sit inside the 30‑foot Gunn Highway rural scenic corridor.
The request, presented by Michael Hoffman, P.E., of Advanced Engineering Consultants LLC, seeks two variances: permit an 8‑foot wall around the entire parcel where the Land Development Code (LDC) generally limits perimeter walls to 6 feet, and permit the wall within the 30‑foot scenic easement that applies along Gunn Highway. Hoffman told the hearing officer the wall would be set 10 feet from the corridor boundary along Gunn Highway and 2 feet from the property line on other boundaries and that the owner proposes landscaping to soften the wall’s appearance.
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