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BZA denies Electric Plus use variance after neighbors and staff raise long‑standing concerns
Summary
The Monroe County BZA denied a request to reclassify 7854 N. Wayport Road for a general‑contractor business, citing prior denials, insufficient proof of unnecessary economic hardship and strong neighborhood opposition to a broad general‑contractor zoning designation.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a use variance that would have permitted a general‑contractor use at 7854 North Wayport Road, a large vacant building that the petitioner hopes Electric Plus would occupy.
Planning staff recommended denial, saying the applicant did not demonstrate the “unnecessary hardship” standard required for a use variance and noting the board had previously denied nearly identical petitions for the site in 2022 and 2023.…
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