Hearing officer hears four residential variance requests; several agenda items continued

The Hillsborough County land use hearing officer on Feb. 24 took testimony on four variance requests affecting residential properties and recorded continuances for several out‑of‑order agenda items. The officer said she will file written decisions within 15 business days.

The cases heard included: a rear‑yard setback reduction for Rosendo Fernandez (variance 25‑01‑7171) to allow a 22‑foot rear yard where 25 feet is required; a front‑yard accessory‑structure variance for Crystal Schaeffer and Justin Volz (variance 25‑02‑402) seeking to place a storage shed six feet from the front lot line on a flag lot; a one‑foot rear‑yard variance for a paired townhome product by William Ryan Holmes, Florida, Inc. (variance 25‑02‑273) to reduce a 20‑foot rear setback to 19 feet; and a front‑yard projection variance for Modern House and Building Movers, Inc., to permit stairway projection tied to elevating a flood‑damaged home (variance…