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Board approves small pool setback variance for Pasture Loop home; neighbors supported request
Summary
A rear-yard setback variance was approved to allow an 11-by-30-foot pool at 1814 Pasture Loop; staff said the property backs to a retention pond and conservation easement and the applicant presented neighbor support.
The Seminole County Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing a rear-yard setback of 3 feet (reduced from 7½ feet) to permit an 11-by-30-foot pool at 1814 Pasture Loop in the Bristol Park planned development.
Planning staff said the property is adjacent to a subdivision retention pond and, beyond that, a conservation easement. Staff also reported the applicant had submitted a letter of support from the immediate neighbor to the south and indicated another adjacent neighbor to the north had also expressed support.
Applicant Anthony Ruiz described prior similar variances in the immediate area for other lots and said he had consulted both adjacent neighbors before filing. “I did go speak to the northern neighbors and got, a letter of support as well,” Ruiz told the board and handed the letter to the clerk during the hearing.
Board discussion centered on the lot geometry and whether the proposed pool fit within the back yard; staff and the applicant displayed site plans and plans were clarified on the screen. The board approved the variance by motion with no recorded opposition.
The approval allows the owner to proceed with building-permit review and construction consistent with the approved setback.
