Lake City Board of Adjustment approves variance to reduce setback for Gateway Prescription Center

At a Board of Adjustment meeting in Lake City, the board voted to adopt resolution BAV26-01, approving a variance that reduces the west-side yard setback from 20 feet to 5 feet for the parcel identified as 13637-000, associated in the record with Gateway Prescription Center and owner Carl Allison.

Staff planner Angelo summarized the application and staff findings, noting the parcel lies in a residential-office zoning district surrounded by residential and commercial uses and that staff found the request consistent with the comprehensive plan and land development regulations. "Therefore, staff recommends to approve resolution BAV26-01," Angelo said.

The applicant declined to make a further presentation, saying Angelo had covered the matter. Board members then questioned staff about the site plan: one member noted the drawing showed a rear setback of 16 feet where the code and the resolution described a 20-foot requirement. "According to this drawing here, it's also the setback on the back should be 20, and it's only 16," a board member asked. Angelo replied that the site shows two locations where setback relief is implicated and said the adjacent west building predates the current regulations.

When asked whether the applicant had contacted the neighbor to the west, a board member said, "Have you talked to your neighbor to the west who owns the property to see if he's okay with it?" Angelo answered, "No. We've had no communication with the neighbor to the west." That lack of outreach was noted during deliberation but did not prevent the board from voting.

Following a motion to adopt the resolution as read by title, the board held a roll-call vote. The motion passed and the chair declared the motion approved. The record shows five "yes" responses and no recorded "no" votes; members listed in the roll call who were recorded as voting yes included Miss McCallum (recorded as "Yes"), Miss Douglas ("Yes"), Miss Jones ("Yes"), Mister Carlucci ("Yes"), and Mister Lydic ("Yes"). Two members (Miss Wilson and Miss Johnson) did not have recorded affirmative responses in the transcript.

The staff presentation noted other administrative points: additional impact fees may be required if water or sewer service is added; locates must be obtained to avoid utility conflicts; and Suwannee River Water Management may require a permit if impervious area thresholds are exceeded. The staff packet referenced a resolution sent by the North Florida Planning Council and cited sections 3.2 and 4.10.7 of the City of Lake City Land Development Regulations as the variance authority.

The board took no further public comment and no interveners appeared. The board adopted resolution BAV26-01 as read by title; the motion carried and the chair closed the matter.

The decision was limited to the evidence presented under oath during the hearing. No appeal or post-decision filings were recorded in the meeting transcript.