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Votes at a glance: Lighthouse Point Planning & Zoning Board, Dec. 3, 2024
Summary
Key outcomes: variance for Snow family (case 24-22) denied; P&Z recommended ordinance case 24-29 (floodplain amendments) to City Commission; minutes from Sept. 3 approved.
Decisions and formal votes taken by the Lighthouse Point Planning & Zoning Board on Dec. 3, 2024:
- Case 24-22 (Tim and Marybeth Snow, 2749 NE 26th Ave) — Motion: deny the applicant's variance request to allow a seawall below the required 4.0-foot cap. Result: motion passed on roll call (yes: 5; no: 0; abstain: 0). The board separately recommended the mayor and administration consider a 12'18 month extension of the temporary certificate of occupancy to permit repairs.
- Case 24-29 (Ordinance amending Chapter 32, floodplain/drainage definitions) — Motion: recommend the ordinance to the City Commission for approval. Result: recommendation passed (roll call recorded in favor).
- Minutes from Sept. 3 — Approved by unanimous voice vote at the meeting start.
Details: The variance denial followed staff presentation, testimony by the applicant and an industry expert, and board deliberation. The ordinance recommendation was advisory to the City Commission; staff indicated the change aims to align local code with state floodplain guidance and improve the city's NFIP CRS rating.
