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PLDRC clears several accessory-structure and ADU variance requests
Summary
The commission approved multiple variances including a pergola in a front yard, a Spruce Creek hangar, after-the-fact accessory structures (with extended compliance timeline), and an ADU size increase with conditions; most passed unanimously or with minimal opposition.
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission approved a number of accessory-structure and ADU items with minimal controversy.
- V-26-015: A variance to allow an 86-square-foot pergola in a front yard on an R-3 corner lot (applicant Mark Denorse) was approved unanimously with two staff recommendations after the applicant presented neighbor support letters.
- V-26-019: A variance reducing the front-yard requirement to allow a 2,000-square-foot hangar in the Spruce Creek PUD (applicant Eric Popper) was approved with two staff conditions; staff noted 13 letters of support and ARC approval.
- V-26-020: Britney Olsen’s after-the-fact variance requests for accessory structures were approved with three staff conditions; the commission modified the compliance period from 90 days to 365 days to allow time for the applicant to pursue an agricultural exemption if applicable.
- V-26-021: An increased-size ADU request for an accessible ADU (applicants Steven Solomon and consultant Wayne Scantling) was approved with two staff conditions; the applicant made the case that wheelchair circulation and caregiver sleeping areas required a larger footprint.
Several other accessory-structure variances (including a 2,400-square-foot garage on an oddly shaped corner lot and related DRC waivers) were granted with staff conditions. In cases where commissioners disagreed with staff analysis, they often still voted to approve while recording dissenting comments for the record.
Why it matters: These approvals show the commission balancing neighborhood character and building standards with individual property circumstances, accessibility needs and enforcement realities for after-the-fact structures.
