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Commission denies setback variance for Beachview Drive property
Summary
The commission denied a request to reduce an interior north side setback from 10 feet to 5 feet for a planned new single‑family home, with staff concluding no unique hardship justified the change.
North Bay Village commissioners voted to deny a variance for a property on Beachview Drive that sought to reduce the code‑required 10‑foot side setback to 5 feet. Planning staff told the commission the lot is comparable to neighboring parcels and that the applicant’s design choice, rather than a land‑use hardship, motivated the request. In the absence of the seven criteria needed for a hardship variance, commissioners agreed with staff and the planning and zoning board recommendation to deny.
Applicant Thomas Rodriguez argued the change would be visually minor and would accommodate utilities and equipment; staff and several commissioners said the house could be redesigned to avoid encroachment. The motion to deny passed on a roll call vote.
