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Zoning board denies variances for new house and ADU at 3109 E. Gonzales Street after neighborhood debate
Summary
The Zoning Board rejected a package of variances for a new single‑family house and accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 3109 East Gonzales Street by a 7–1 vote after neighbors and board members debated lot geometry, neighborhood character and greenway use.
The Pensacola Zoning Board of Adjustments voted 7–1 to deny a set of variances requested to build a new single‑family home and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 3109 East Gonzales Street.
Applicant Pat Lyons sought multiple variances to accommodate a new house and ADU on a lot in an R1‑Double‑A zoning district: a front-yard setback reduction from 30 feet to 18 feet, an increase in rear‑yard coverage from 25 percent to 48.3 percent, and an increase in living‑space depth from 60 feet to 70.7 feet. (A second side‑yard variance was later shown by staff to be resolved in an amended site plan; the applicant asked the board to treat the requests as an aggregate…
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