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Tampa council overturns denial, approves extended-family residence at 6801 N. Orleans Ave.
Summary
After a de novo review hearing, Tampa City Council overturned a zoning administrator denial and approved an extended-family residence at 6801 North Orleans Avenue despite staff objections that the accessory structure violated the 60-foot front-yard setback in code section 27-132.
Tampa City Council on Jan. 15 overturned the zoning administrator's denial of special use application SU‑12476, allowing an extended-family residence at 6801 North Orleans Avenue.
City staff had denied the application in May 2024 because, they said, the proposed accessory structure did not meet the 60-foot front-yard setback required for an extended‑family residence under city code. "The structure does not meet the 60 foot required setback. It's only at 10.1 feet," Eric Cotton, development coordinator, told council during the de novo hearing.
The applicant, Danielle Mazda, told the council she…
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