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Orange County BZA upholds notice of violation for Spotswood Trail garage, denies appeal
Summary
The Orange County Board of Zoning Appeals denied an appeal from Philip Silva and co-appellant Charles Morris over a Notice of Violation for 7130 Spotswood Trail, finding the site does not meet home-enterprise standards and likely operates as a public garage requiring a Special Use Permit. The board advised the applicants to pursue an SUP.
The Orange County Board of Zoning Appeals on a regular meeting voted to deny an appeal of a Notice of Violation (APP 202400277) for property known as 7130 Spotswood Trail, upholding staff’s determination that the site operates as a public garage rather than a permitted home enterprise.
Staff presented photographs and a timeline of observations and said the NOV, issued April 20, rests on three code-based points: unauthorized uses are prohibited (section 70-277), special-use rules for agricultural zoning (section 70-303), and the ordinance definition of a public garage (section 70-1). Staff told the board that photographs from earlier and recent dates show multiple vehicles parked on gravel areas and cars being serviced, and that analysis of trips and parking setbacks indicated noncompliance with home-enterprise standards.
“I checked with the commissioner of revenue today. There are at least . . . 5 vehicles registered to that address,” staff said during the…
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