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Seminole County board approves multiple setback and height variances for residential properties
Summary
At its February 2026 meeting the Seminole County Board of Adjustment approved variances for several properties — including carports, fences and sheds — finding in each case that permitting or code-violation processes could proceed once variances were granted.
Seminole CountyBoard of Adjustment members on a February 2026 evening approved a series of variances for residential and accessory structures across the county, clearing the way for property owners to pursue permits and resolve code violations.
Why it matters: Variances alter how land-use rules apply to specific lots and can determine whether existing structures must be moved, altered or permitted in place. Several approvals considered code-enforcement histories and whether structures were nonconforming under changed development rules.
What the board approved: The board granted setback or height variances for multiple properties after brief staff presentations and limited public comment. Highlights included: - 500 Plumosa Ave.: Staff described a request to reduce the north side-yard setback from 10 feet to 1 foot for a 1,200-square-foot carport. Applicant Rod Cubier provided photos and a plot; the board moved to approve and voted in favor. - 2605 Holly Rd.: Applicant Ishmael Palmer said the carport dated to the 1970s and that enclosure would not change the footprint; staff noted the building permit number 2513331 and the board approved an east-side setback reduction from 10 feet to 8.5 feet to allow about 247 sq. ft. of living-space conversion. - 500 Sweetwater Club Blvd.: Staff reported a height variance for fence columns (tallest at 7 feet) and a code-violation case (25-31). The board discussed permitting and confirmed approval would allow owners to pursue permitting to resolve the enforcement action; the board approved the variance. - 528 Pinesong Dr.: A rear-yard setback variance from 5 feet to 2 feet for a pole-screen enclosure was approved after staff noted HOA support. - 3425 Glees Ct.: Staff said the shed addition created an unpermitted structure added onto an existing garage (combined footprint ~1,510 sq. ft.; shed ~665 sq. ft.). Consultant Aaron Harris and owner Tilak Grama Prakash said the owner acquired the structure in 2025 and seeks to regularize it as garage space; the board approved the requested variance. - 125 Nashua Ave.: In an RM-1 mobile-home zone the board approved a variance allowing a 6-foot privacy fence at the front property line after the owner said the fence existed when he purchased the lot and had been moved onto his property. - 3439 Holiday Ave.: Planner Jaylene Moreno described a request to reduce a 30-foot rear-yard setback to 5 feet for a 600-square-foot shed; the board approved the variance.
Board process and votes: For each item the staff presentation was followed by a short period of questions and then a motion, second and a voice vote. In several cases staff noted that granting the variance would allow property owners to resolve outstanding code-enforcement matters by obtaining required permits.
What they said: Aaron Harris, a consultant for one applicant, said the owner —acquired the property in June 2025— and intended only to bring the existing structure into compliance. Ishmael Palmer noted the carport at 2605 Holly Road dated to the 1970s and that the enclosure would not expand the footprint.
What happens next: Approved variances permit applicants to pursue the next permitting steps; where code violations were noted, staff said permitting remains required to complete compliance. The board recorded approvals on the record and moved on to the next items.
