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Board approves dock‑length variance in Tierra Verde despite one adjacent non‑consent
Summary
The Board approved a variance to Pinellas County Code allowing a 104‑foot private dock at 418 Eighth Avenue North in Tierra Verde where the code limit is 35 feet. Staff recommended approval after finding neighborhood dock lengths larger and environmental mitigation in design; the vote was 7–0.
The Pinellas County Board of Adjustment and Appeals on Feb. 5 approved a variance to allow construction of a 104‑foot private dock at 418 Eighth Avenue North in Tierra Verde, exceeding the county code maximum of half the waterfront property width (35 feet for this site).
Julie Sims, environmental program manager for the county's Water and Navigation section, summarized the request on behalf of the Stephen R. Brown Gift Trust (trustees Carolyn Brown and Richard Brown). She…
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