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Tampa council overturns zoning denial for extended-family unit at 3127 W. Oakland Ave.
Summary
City council held a de novo review and overturned the zoning administrator’s denial of SU 12485, allowing an extended-family residence above a garage at 3127 West Oakland Ave. Council limited approval to occupancy by family members and noted an annual inspection requirement.
City Council on a recorded vote overturned a zoning administrator denial of application SU 12485 and granted an extended-family residence use for the property at 3127 West Oakland Avenue.
The ruling came after Council heard staff explanations that the application had been denied because the proposed living area above the garage exceeded the code’s 600-square-foot maximum for an extended-family dwelling and because staff had no written verification that the space would be occupied only by family members. Kamaria Pettis Mackle of the city legal department told the Council that under City of Tampa Code the council could conduct a de novo review and accept new evidence.
During the hearing, Eric Cotton, Development Coordination, described…
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