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Board approves seven additional variances including garages, setbacks and accessory structures
Summary
After the pool variance, the Seminole County Board of Adjustment approved seven additional items on the agenda — variances for a garage, pole barn, multiple setback reductions, an accessory structure size increase and a fence — largely on voice votes and with minimal public comment.
Following the decision on 601 Lakeshore Drive, the Seminole County Board of Adjustment considered seven other variance requests and approved them by motion and voice vote, with little extended public debate.
Item 2 (613 Mimosa Terrace): Staff presented a request to reduce a north side yard setback from 7.5 feet to 3 feet and to increase a detached garage height from 9.5 feet to 13 feet in the R‑1A district. The applicant, who testified as Alvarez (613 Mimosa Terrace), said neighbors were notified and that a letter of support had been submitted; the board voted to approve.
Item 3 (5651 Deer Path Lane): A pole‑barn application sought a northwest side yard variance from 10 feet to 5 feet and a rear yard variance from 30 feet to 0 feet in an A‑1 agricultural district; the board approved after no public opposition.
Item 4 (Vacant Lot 76, Emmett Avenue): Applicants sought multiple variances to allow a single‑family dwelling to encroach into front and side setbacks on an early‑platted lot in the town of Sullivan Lake. Staff noted the plat dates to 1914 and described prior Board action and a 2007 reversal by the Board of County Commissioners; the board approved the current requested setbacks to make reasonable use of the lot.
Item 5 (5724 Michelle Lane): The board approved an accessory structure increase from 1,600 square feet to 2,500 square feet in A‑1 zoning; the applicant, Ryan Mays, said the structure would be used for personal storage (tractor/skid‑steer and agricultural equipment) and not for habitation or commercial use. Two letters of support — one from a homeowner association president and one from a neighbor — were part of the file.
Item 6 (194 Pine Street): The board approved a front‑yard variance to allow a 6‑foot fence at 5 feet from the front lot line for a corner lot in an R‑1 district; staff said traffic engineering had no visibility objections and letters of support were on file. The applicant said the existing fence had been in place for roughly 20 years and the request replaces an existing unpermitted fence.
Item 7 (North Choleota subdivision, corner parcel): The board approved a front‑yard variance from 25 feet to 15 feet to permit construction of a single‑family home on a triangular quarter‑acre lot; staff said the lot can accommodate a dwelling but recommended the minimum variance needed to permit reasonable use.
Item 8 (Lot 2, Alexander Avenue, Lock Car subdivision): The board approved a rear‑yard variance from 30 feet to 20 feet to permit an 1,800‑square‑foot single‑family home; staff said the lot is a parcel of record and the request was judged to permit reasonable use of the property.
Votes at a glance: all seven items were approved by motions and voice votes; the transcript shows no roll‑call tallies for these matters.
Ending: The board closed its regular agenda after approving the seven variances and then approved the minutes from the previous month.
