Board grants after-the-fact variance for accessory structure on pool deck, requires permits within a year
The board approved an undue-hardship variance allowing an unpermitted accessory structure to remain and be reconfigured into non-habitable storage with a knee wall; the approval carries five staff conditions and a board-added requirement that building permits be obtained within one year.
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The Board of Adjustment approved a request to legitimize and reconfigure an existing unpermitted roofed accessory structure at 3535 Bella Vista Drive, despite an open code-enforcement stop-work order. Senior planner Gil Martinez told the board that the structure was constructed in 2023 without permits and is the subject of an ongoing code-enforcement case; staff recommended five conditions to address habitability, plumbing and inspections.
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