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Salt Creek Estates water utility wins variances to rebuild treatment plant; tree protections required
Summary
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances to let Salt Creek Estates replace and consolidate its water treatment plant on an undersized parcel, provided trees adjacent to the construction envelope are preserved.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a set of variances (VAR‑25‑3 A–D) for the Salt Creek Estates water treatment plant, allowing demolition and replacement work that would otherwise exceed impervious‑cover limits and sit within required setbacks and Environmental Constraints (Eco Area 1) rules.
Staff presented the petition as a replacement and consolidation of an aging water treatment plant that has served the Salt Creek Estates community since the 1960s. Staff recommended approval of the impervious cover, sideyard setback and buffer/opaque‑screening variances because the site must remain operational during construction and because…
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