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Lago Vista commission denies variance for home built below base flood elevation
Summary
The Building and Standards Commission denied a variance allowing a finished floor below the city's base flood elevation for a partially built home at 21321 Paseo De Vaca, voting 6-0 after hearing staff analysis, homeowner testimony and remote comment from the applicant.
The Building and Standards Commission voted unanimously 6-0 on May 7 to deny a variance that would have allowed the finished floor of a partially built single-family house at 21321 Paseo De Vaca to sit below Lago Vista's base flood elevation.
The item, filed as Project No. 23-208-O7BAR, asked the commission to waive the city's requirement that finished floors be at least 12 inches above the federal base flood elevation. Staff told the commission the house's measured elevation is about 721.2 feet, below the established base elevation for the area and below the city's minimum. Staff recommended denial.
The variance request drew a mix of technical testimony and emotional appeal. Mitchell Richards, a city official who addressed the commission on behalf of staff, summarized federal and local requirements and the commission's role in variance decisions. He told the commission that the city uses the 12-inch…
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