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City denies after‑the‑fact variance for 304 Calliope Street over impervious‑surface expansion
Summary
The City Commission of Ocoee denied a homeowner's request for a variance to exceed the city's 50% maximum impervious surface limit after code enforcement found pavers had been installed without permits. The owner says the work was done to address an ongoing rat infestation; staff and the planning commission recommended denial.
The City Commission of Ocoee on Feb. 4 unanimously denied a request by the owners of 304 Calliope Street to exceed the city's maximum impervious‑surface allowance, rejecting an after‑the‑fact application that would have increased impervious cover to 81 percent.
The commission's denial follows staff and Planning and Code Compliance (PCC) recommendations to refuse a 61.2 percent variance from Table 5‑2 (impervious surface limits) and Section 4‑9(a) (variance criteria) of the city's land‑development code. "There are no peculiar conditions to the land," Bernice Belazar, Planner I, told commissioners during the public hearing, summarizing staff's review under the four statutory variance…
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