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Planning board limits restaurant water feature to 8-foot wall after neighbors raise concerns
Summary
Flagler County planning board modified a requested 0-foot rear setback variance for a restaurant water feature, approving instead an 8-foot-high, 30-foot-long waterfall set at least 3 feet from the rear property line after residents raised noise, light, traffic and septic concerns.
The Flagler County Planning and Development Board voted to modify and approve a limited variance for application 31 67, allowing an 8-foot-high decorative waterfall up to 30 feet long set at least 3 feet off the rear property line, and declined to approve the applicant’s requested zero-foot rear setback for taller cave and waterfall structures.
Staff presenter Adam Mengel characterized the variance as a before-the-fact request and cautioned that the application appeared to show a self-created hardship: "This is effectively a self created hardship," he said, noting that the taller cave and waterfall features raised concerns about proximity and maintenance at a zero lot…
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