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Brevard board approves lot‑depth variance but denies larger front‑setback request after neighbors protest
Summary
The Brevard County Board of Adjustment on Jan. 14 approved a 7‑inch lot‑depth variance for a BU‑1A parcel in Indialantic but denied the applicant’s larger front‑setback request after residents raised flooding, buffer and traffic concerns and argued the change was a design preference, not a legal hardship.
Steve Monroe, an engineer representing applicants Rasha Roth, Kumar Magluga and Sudipita Karnetti, asked the Brevard County Board of Adjustment on Jan. 14 to grant two variances for a BU‑1A‑zoned parcel in District 5. Monroe said the site — platted in 1961 and now constrained by newer buffer rules enacted in 2006 — needs (1) a front‑setback variance reducing the required 50‑foot setback by about 27.06 feet and (2) a 0.58‑foot (about 7‑inch) lot‑depth variance to meet the current code and allow development.
The board’s discussion focused on whether the requests met Florida and county standards for “undue hardship.” Monroe told the board the parcel is long and narrow,…
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