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BZA approves three Bennett variances to allow bedroom addition; petitioner declined some staff floodplain elevation condition

Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals · February 5, 2026
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Summary

The board approved front-yard, Lake Lemon overlay and special-flood-hazard variances for a home addition at 9409 E. South Shore Drive, citing existing pre‑1972 construction and practical difficulties; the petitioner objected to staff's proposed flood-elevation condition.

The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals approved three variances for a 420-square-foot bedroom addition on a lakeshore parcel at 9409 East South Shore Drive. The variances addressed a front-yard setback encroachment, the Lake Lemmon 50‑foot lakeshore setback and buildable-area limits inside a special flood‑hazard…

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