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Board grants variance for 10‑foot wall at 310 NE 5th Ave to address post‑flood grade differences
Summary
After hearing that the homeowner raised the rebuilt house to meet FEMA flood elevations following severe 2022 flooding, the board approved a variance allowing a wall up to 10 feet where code limits it to 6 feet measured from the lower adjacent grade; neighbors on both sides submitted support letters.
The Planning and Zoning Board approved a variance Thursday permitting a privacy wall up to 10 feet along the north and south property lines at 310 NE 5th Avenue, where code limits walls in required yards to 6 feet measured from the lower adjacent grade.
Tory Boone, zoning manager, explained the requested variance arose after the property owner elevated the lot…
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