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West Palm Beach ZBA deadlocks on gate-height variance for Bunker Ranch property; case continued
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals split over a variance request to leave a 5-foot driveway and pedestrian gate at 344 Bunker Ranch Road. A motion to approve failed for lack of the required four 'yes' votes; the board voted to continue the case to Feb. 5, 2026, to allow the applicant to submit additional evidence.
A split Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday failed to grant a variance that would allow a homeowner to keep a 5-foot driveway and pedestrian gate at 344 Bunker Ranch Road, and instead continued the matter to Feb. 5, 2026.
Fernando Rodriguez, the applicant, told the board the gate was manufactured and installed at 5 feet after permit documents were revised to 4 feet during plan review. "They installed a 5 foot gate in lieu of the 4," Rodriguez said, describing the error as a miscommunication and saying repair would impose "a significant amount of financial hardship"…
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