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Planning commission approves code changes allowing limited easement encroachments, clarifying fill limits and permitting front-yard HVAC screening
Summary
Deputy Development Services Director Matthew Grambo presented ordinance 25-25 to the Planning & Zoning Commission on June 4, proposing three targeted changes to the land-development code affecting easement encroachments, fill limits and equipment placement.
Deputy Development Services Director Matthew Grambo presented ordinance 25-25 to the Planning & Zoning Commission on June 4, proposing three amendments to the City of Cape Coral’s land development code aimed at increasing flexibility for residential development.
The ordinance contains three changes: (1) it would create an administrative deviation process enabling limited encroachment into six-foot public utility easements adjacent to single-family lots when certain conditions are met; (2) it clarifies maximum allowed fill in special flood hazard areas by distinguishing foundation fill (maximum 12 inches) from on-site fill outside structures (maximum 30 inches); and (3) it allows placement of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC)…
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