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Village of Biscayne Park board recommends approval for pool variance at 11818 Northeast 7th Avenue
Summary
The Village of Biscayne Park board voted 3-0 to recommend a variance allowing a pool at 11818 Northeast 7th Avenue to be sited 10 feet from the property line; the applicant must submit a printed application and an updated letter correcting an inconsistency between the plan and an earlier letter.
At a Village of Biscayne Park board meeting, the board recommended approval of a variance for a pool at 11818 Northeast 7th Avenue that would allow the pool to be sited 10 feet from the property line; the board voted 3-0 to forward the recommendation to the Village Commission.
The recommendation is advisory: the Village Commission will hold a formal variance hearing after the clerk publishes the notice. The board emphasized that the applicant must bring a printed, fully completed variance application (including the exact setback requested and the relevant code section) to the next meeting so the clerk can complete required publication and schedule the hearing. The Chair advised the homeowner that it is “very, very advisable” to attend the Commission hearing to explain the request in person.
During discussion, the Chair said the applicant had moved the pool closer to the main house and described setback dimensions in the submitted materials. The Chair stated, “So your variance request, we are recommending to the village commission that you they approve it.” After board review, a motion to find that the application met the four-point variance test was made and seconded; the board recorded a 3-0 favorable vote to send the recommendation to the Commission.
A Committee member raised a paperwork inconsistency, asking, “Is this maybe needed to be updated? Because it says that you're requesting, that the pool is only gonna be 5 feet from the property line ... The plan says 10 feet, but now you've got a letter that says 5 feet.” The Chair and the applicant agreed the letter should be corrected. The Chair said the applicant will submit a new letter updating the request to 10 feet and return with the printed materials at the next meeting.
The board also reminded the applicant of applicable fence requirements discussed at prior meetings; no fence plan was submitted at this time. The Clerk will publish the variance notice and set the Commission hearing date; timing was described as dependent on the clerk’s schedule and could range from weeks to months.
The meeting then moved on to the next agenda item.
