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Planning board approves variance to rebuild front-yard carports at Cove Harbor condominiums
Summary
The Planning Board approved a variance allowing aluminum carports to be rebuilt in front of Cove Harbor Phase 1 condominiums on East Beach Drive, reversing the usual Land Development Code requirement that accessory structures be in the rear yard; the vote was unanimous after neighbors raised hurricane-damage and wind-safety concerns.
The Panama City Planning Board on an unanimous vote approved a variance that allows an applicant to replace carports in the front yard of Cove Harbor Phase 1 condominiums on East Beach Drive, rather than placing the accessory structures in the rear yard as the Land Development Code normally requires.
The request, filed as case CPC-PLN-2025-0335, was made by Brandon Aluminum Incorporated, which said it seeks to restore aluminum carports removed by Hurricane Michael. Jim Brand (identified in the record as a representative for the applicant) told the board the replacement carports will be built on the same footprint as the previous structures and described structural upgrades including larger-footing details.
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