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LPA denies variance for Gulf Island Drive deck amid neighborhood rental concerns
Summary
The Local Planning Agency denied a variance request to reduce a 20‑foot setback for a 232‑square‑foot deck at 173 Gulf Island Drive, citing lack of hardship and concerns about neighborhood impacts and rental use; the applicant was told the next recourse is town council.
On Jan. 13 the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency voted to deny a variance that would have reduced a required 20‑foot side/street setback by about 11.9 feet to permit a deck on a corner lot at 173 Gulf Island Drive.
Senior planner Jason Smalley told the LPA the request involved a unique lot layout and a proposed deck of roughly 232 square feet (staff materials also referenced 252 sq. ft. as built‑up area), but staff recommended denial…
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