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Satellite Beach council asks staff to draft options for larger accessory structures
Summary
Council directed staff to draft changes to City Code section on accessory structures to increase size and height limits and offer options tied to lot size or primary structure size.
The City Council on Sept. 3 directed staff to return with code amendment options that would ease size and height limits on accessory structures — such as detached garages, casitas, pool houses and cabanas — while preserving setbacks and impervious‑surface limits.
Planning staff reported the current code caps many enclosed accessory structures at 150 square feet and limits wall height to 7 feet, a restriction several council members and residents described as outdated given modern needs for pitched roofs, boat storage and small living‑space structures.
Residents said the current rules sometimes…
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