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Bonita Springs panel approves variance to allow 15-foot setback from Melody Lane for Bay Road home
Summary
A Bonita Springs advisory board approved a variance reducing the required setback from a water body on the north side of a Bay Road lot from 25 feet to 15 feet so a single-family home can be built on an undersized, platted lot; the approval is limited to the north side and does not guarantee a building permit.
A Bonita Springs advisory board voted unanimously to approve a variance (case 26409) to allow a 15-foot setback from the Melody Lane right of way on the north side of a Bay Road lot, instead of the 25-foot water-body setback, to permit construction of a single-family home on an undersized, platted parcel.
The board’s action reverses the more restrictive water-body standard along the Melody Lane mean high water line and allows the applicant to use the 15-foot side-street setback from the right of way. Mike Fegan, Community Development, told the board the parcel predates current zoning, is significantly undersized compared with RS-1 lot standards, and that the boat…
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