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BZA approves Lautenbach garage despite impervious-cover and floodplain questions
Summary
The Monroe County BZA approved variances allowing a new residential garage at 7740 North Lakeview Drive despite exceeding the new ordinance’s maximum impervious cover limits and mapped floodplain concerns; staff had recommended denial on impervious cover.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals approved two variances for a proposed residential garage at 7740 North Lakeview Drive, granting VAR-25-9A (maximum impervious-cover variance to Chapter 805) and VAR-25-9B (buildable-area variance related to the special flood hazard area) by a 4-0 vote.
Planning staff recommended denial of both variances, saying the proposed location could be redesigned closer to the house to reduce additional impervious cover and the site’s current impervious area already exceeded the new Residential 1 standards. Staff noted the property’s existing…
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