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Council grants variance for oceanfront home at 2600 N. Ocean Blvd., despite strong neighborhood opposition
Summary
After hours of testimony, Boca Raton City Council voted 4‑1 on Oct. 8 to grant a coastal construction control line (CCCL) variance to allow a 6,931‑sq‑ft single‑family home at 2600 N. Ocean Blvd., subject to stringent environmental and construction conditions designed to protect dunes and sea turtle nesting.
The Boca Raton City Council voted 4‑1 on Oct. 8 to grant a coastal construction control line (CCCL) variance allowing the construction of a 6,931‑square‑foot single‑family residence at 2600 North Ocean Boulevard, a property zoned R‑3F that lies seaward of the city’s established CCCL. The variance was granted with a set of detailed conditions in the accompanying resolution intended to reduce environmental impacts and regulate construction.
Staff and the applicant described the latest submission as substantially scaled down from a previously denied duplex. Thomas Murnaukman and staff said the current plan reduces overall enclosed area, lowers the height to about 38 feet, cuts glazing on the north, south and east elevations (to a maximum visible light transmittance of 31%), and substantially reduces impervious area compared with the prior proposal. The…
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