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Punta Gorda discussion: canopy to shelter yacht-club fuel pumps would require variance, staff says
Summary
City staff described a proposal for a boat-lift-style canopy to cover fuel pumps at a recreational yacht club, saying it must meet Florida building code, that the applicant submitted a maintenance agreement requiring removal of the cover in high winds, and that the city attorney advised pursuing a variance.
PUNTA GORDA — City staff and meeting participants discussed a proposal to install a boat-lift-style canopy intended to shelter fuel pumps at a recreational yacht-club facility, and staff said the project would likely require a variance.
City staff member Rachel Berry, identified on the record, said the planned structure is "very similar to the structures that we have seen for, froze boat covers," but "the difference is that it would be covering fuel pumps instead of boats and vessels." She added, "They have to meet Florida building code for the framing," and that…
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