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Port Orange planning commission approves variance to build pool 5 feet 8 inches from side property line
Summary
The Port Orange Planning Commission approved a variance allowing a homeowner to reduce the required 8-foot side-yard setback for a proposed in-ground pool to 5 feet 8 inches after staff and the applicant said easements constrain other locations; neighbors raised drainage concerns during public comment.
The Port Orange Planning Commission on Thursday approved a variance for case ARCD-25-0002 permitting a 7-by-30-foot in-ground pool to be built 5 feet 8 inches from the side property line instead of the standard 8-foot setback.
Planning staff presented the request as a site-specific variance. "So I present to you a variance for a pool to build a 7 foot by 30 foot in ground pool on the east side of the property," Planning staff Suzette Cameron told the commission, explaining that a 5-foot easement on the east side and a 10-foot utility and drainage easement at the rear limited other placement options.
The commission said the property is a corner lot with limited buildable area. Cameron said staff reviewed alternate locations proposed by the homeowners and determined the easements made those options infeasible. "Pools are allowed to be in the side and the rear properties. This is a corner…
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