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Planning commission denies waterfront‑setback variance for Homosassa lot
Summary
The Planning and Development Commission denied a variance request from Rodney Beebe to reduce the waterfront setback to 21.7 feet for a new stilted house and porch, concluding the applicant did not demonstrate a hardship to the land and that the proposal could be reconfigured to meet setbacks.
The Citrus County Planning and Development Commission voted 6‑0 to deny variance application V‑2024‑00005, in which applicant Rodney Beebe sought a waterfront setback less than 35 feet so a raised home and screened porch could extend closer to the canal.
"We're asking to save the porch because that's the area we wanna be at," said Rodney Beebe during his presentation. Beebe said he had adjusted the house orientation to maximize usable living area and that the porch and covered stairwell would sit on columns over the canal side and that the…
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