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BZA allows retaining wall to encroach into public utility/drainage easement after board raises concerns about prior approvals
Summary
The Board approved a variance permitting a retaining wall to encroach into a PUDE along Mayswift Drive for Lot 192 (797 Saint Clair Ave); staff recommended denial and noted the applicant must still seek PUDE vacatur for construction. The motion passed 2-1.
The Spring Hill Board of Zoning Appeals on July 15 approved a variance to allow a retaining wall to encroach approximately 6 feet into a Public Utility/Drainage Easement (PUDE) along Mayswift Drive for Lot 192 at 797 Saint Clair Avenue, subject to staff conditions. Staff had recommended denial.
Senior Planner Gil Moran told the board that retaining walls are not permitted encroachments into setbacks under the UDC and that, per the PZD for the development, Lot 192 shows a 10-foot combination setback. Moran said the proposed retaining wall would be roughly…
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