Commission grants Hernando Beach height variance after long debate about flood elevation and code limits
The board heard an appeal for a height variance in Hernando Beach that would raise a home above the administrative allowance for flood-elevation-driven heights. The hearing was temporarily adjourned while staff searched records for a prior variance on a neighboring lot; commissioners discussed code clarity on elevation-related height allowances.
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Owners Kip and Michelle Godfraind appealed an administrative denial for a building-height variance in Hernando Beach, saying recent flood-elevation requirements have made it difficult to fit modern floor plans under the existing 38-foot local limit. "A lot of homes in the neighborhood... are having to do variances just because the height in the flood plain went up," the petitioner said, arguing the requested additional height was driven by mandatory structural and freeboard requirements.
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