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Planning board approves detached accessory structure at 161 Palmer Avenue
Summary
The Winter Park Planning & Zoning Board voted to approve a 1,000‑sq‑ft, two‑story detached accessory structure at 161 Palmer Ave on Lake Maitland, with conditions for tree mitigation under the city's tree removal program.
The Planning and Zoning Board on Aug. 4 approved a request to build a two‑story, 1,000‑square‑foot detached accessory structure at 161 Palmer Avenue on Lake Maitland.
Planner Karina Lundgren told the board the applicant seeks reduced setbacks — an 80‑foot front setback in lieu of the existing 107 feet and a 15‑foot side setback in lieu of 21 feet on the first floor and 28 feet on the second. Lundgren said urban forestry identified one oak as failing and approved removal of a 16‑inch magnolia and one 24‑inch oak, subject to mitigation. “We are going to propose a condition that both trees will be fully mitigated through the city's tree removal program,” Lundgren said.
Applicant Ryan Rakowski said staff’s presentation was thorough and offered to answer questions but made no changes to the plan. No members of the public registered to speak. Board members noted an existing heavy vegetative buffer and one adjacent accessory structure in a similar location, and a motion to approve with the staff mitigation condition passed by roll call.
The board’s recommendation on non‑lakefront items will go to the City Commission for final action on Aug. 26; lakefront home approvals are final decisions of the Planning and Zoning Board, per staff guidance.
