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Board approves several accessory‑structure and ADU requests; staff reiterates permitting and ADU rules
Summary
The board approved multiple variance requests for accessory structures and conversions — including detached accessory dwellings and conversions of garages to ADUs — while staff reminded applicants of permitting requirements and limits on ADU size and subservience to principal dwellings.
At the April meeting, the Seminole County Board of Adjustment approved several variance requests related to accessory buildings and accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and staff emphasized the permitting steps and ADU standards that apply.
Planning staff (Megan Zinoski) told the board that ADUs must meet accessory‑dwelling requirements during permitting and that administrative adjustments can limit maximum ADU size; staff said an administrative adjustment can allow up to 1,100 square feet in the county’s review process and that final approval rests with the planning manager.
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