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Commission signals support for administrative variances, lower vote threshold and appeal route to commission
Summary
Staff presented proposed changes to the Board of Adjustment process including an administrative variance for minor dimensional relief, lowering the BOA supermajority requirement and routing BOA appeals to the City Commission instead of the circuit court. Commissioners gave direction on parameters and retroactive application.
City staff presented requested options May 6 for revising Board of Adjustment procedures: (1) an administrative-variance track for minor, de minimis dimensional relief; (2) whether the BOA should continue to require a supermajority (majority plus one) for variances; and (3) where appeals of BOA decisions should go.
Staff recommended limiting administrative variances to existing…
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