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LPA approves 6.8‑foot rear‑setback variance for 154 Virginia Avenue despite staff recommendation to deny
Summary
The Local Planning Agency voted unanimously to approve a 6.8‑foot rear‑setback variance for 154 Virginia Avenue (VAR20250018). Staff had recommended denial based on variance criteria, but the LPA found the request consistent with the comprehensive plan and attached conditions.
The Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency on March 11 approved a variance reducing the required 20‑foot rear setback to about 13.2 feet for 154 Virginia Avenue, allowing reconstruction of a single‑family home on the RC‑zoned lot.
Community Development staff recommended denial, arguing the parcel is a conforming lot without extraordinary circumstances and that the applicant’s choice of a premanufactured home does not satisfy the statutory variance criteria. "It does not meet the criteria of the of the, variance," staff said in explaining the recommendation. Despite that, the LPA voted to approve VAR20250018 with two staff conditions: (1) that approval does not guarantee a permit and that development must comply…
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