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Commission approves zoning changes to allow tikis, cheekis and gazebos closer to waterfronts with new safeguards
Summary
By a 4–2 vote the commission advanced an amendment to the zoning code that relaxes the rear‑yard ‘corner triangle’ rules and modifies setback and overhang limits for accessory waterfront structures, while keeping size and height limits and adding conditions for safety and vegetation.
The City Commission approved on first reading a package of zoning amendments that change how accessory waterfront structures — described in the code as gazebos, "tikis" and "cheekis" — are regulated.
Planner Max Weems told commissioners the package removes the so-called rear-yard corner triangle (a triangular buffer near seawalls where objects over 3 feet were previously prohibited), creates a setback exemption to allow these accessory structures to abut the rear property line next to the water (subject to a no-overhang rule), clarifies height measurement for…
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