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Commissioners remove 1992 restrictive covenant on North Manasota Key lot, clearing path for new coastal setback review
Summary
The board voted unanimously to eliminate a 1992 declaration of restrictions on a beachfront lot at 806 North Manasota Key that had limited the property to the previously approved seaward square footage. Staff will record the release and any new construction would require a new coastal setback variance.
The Board of County Commissioners on July 9 voted unanimously to release a restrictive covenant tied to a coastal setback variance recorded in 1992 for a property at 806 North Manasota Key.
Howard Berna, manager of Environmental Permitting with Planning & Development Services, told the board the original 1992 variance required a recorded declaration that prohibited future expansion of impervious surfaces seaward of the Gulf Beach setback line for 99 years. The owners recorded the restriction at that time. The property was substantially damaged in recent storm events and the structure has since been demolished under a demolition permit; the…
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