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BOA05-28-08MinCITY OF LONGWOOD Board of Adjustments May 28, 2008 Minutes ATTENDANCE: BOARD: STAFF: Autumn Doulong, Member Danielle Adzima, Community Development Coordinator Tom De Negre, Member Kelly Morrow, Recording Secretary Arthur Heintz, Member ABSENT: Barry Revels, Chair and Anthony Boni, Vice Chair Ms. Adzima requested the Board to elect a temporary Chair for this meeting only in the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair. Member Doulong nominated Member Heintz, Member DeNegre seconded and it was carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 1. CALL TO ORDER Acting Chair Heintz called the meeting to order at 7:08 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Acting Chair Heintz led in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR: A. Regular Meeting, March 26, 2008. Acting Chair Heintz recommended the words "Chair Revels opened the pubic hearing" at the top of page two he deleted since this is duplicated verbiage. Member Doulong moved to approve the minutes of the March 26, 2008 Regular Meeting as corrected. Seconded by Member DeNegre and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Chair Revels and Dice Chair Boni absent. 4. PUBLIC HEARING A. VAR OS-08 Variance Increase the maximum impervious surface ratio 1 ] 0 Temple Drive Property ID#: 31-20-30-503-0000-1960 Applicant: Michael & Nicole Hettenbach Ms. Adzima said the Community Development Division of the Community Services Department recommends the Board of Adjustment review the requested. variance VAR OS-08 to increase the maximum impervious surface ratio for a low density residential property located at 110 Temple Drive. The applicants would like to add a bathroom, pool and deck to their property. They fall within the setbacks but they are having troubles with the impervious surface ratio. Their calculations as submitted are at about 47% which would increase it by -- 5% over the allotted 42% for f,ow Density Residential. Mrs. Nichole I~ettenbach and Mr. Michael Hettenbach, who reside at 110 Temple Drive, stated financially instead of moving into a bigger home that has a pool that it would be better to stay at their current home and make the improvements. Acting Chair Heintz asks for comments from the public. Mr. Randy Primmer who resides at 401 Dancy Dr., stated he is here tonight in support of the variance, of granting the variance. Ie encourages tl~e board to do so. It encourages pride in ownership, increase the tax revenue. It will increase the value of the neighborhood that is his recommendation. I4e would rather see them stay then have that turned into rental property somewhere down the road where they don't have pride in ownership. Acting Chair Heintz asks if there are any other comments. Tim McCullough who resides at 682 Sausalito Boulevard, Casselberry; of Sunrise Pools stated he worked out the contract with the applicants. He would like to add his support, trying to improve the neigh`JOrhood. acting Chair I-Ieintz as;~:ed if there are any other comments, anything from staff. ~1s. Adzirna stated tnerc were not, unless the board had any questions. Acting Chair Heintz closed the public hearing. Discussion ensued regarding variance. Acting Chair Heintz reopened the public hearing. l~fotion. to crpnrove ~~as yr~~rde by A/Ieorber D~ulong and seconded by Member DeNegre carried by ~ unanir~zous roll ea.1-l >>ote. Bcarr-v Rci~els, Chair and Anthony Boni, Vice Clzcair v~~erc abscrti. Lt. i~AYd 0(r-d18 Variance Reduce side and rear setback standards 3d)2 Blackwater Place Property ID#: 29-20-30-517-0000-0010 Applicant: Donald R. Peterson Ms. ~dzima stated the Community Development Division of the Community Services Department reeominends the Board of Adjustment review the requested variance VAR 06-08. "this variance proposes to reduce to tl.e side and rear setback for the property located at 302 Blackwater Placc. The applicant is here tonight, he would like to add a wooden deck in the rear of his property. Nis impervious surface ratio is not a prcblem, it's just the setbacks. The rear setback is required to bs i 5,; 7 on the sides. t'ou can ~~ee that the applicant's property actually backs right up to Duck Lake. It's just that side setback he would be less than one foot from the rear and the side property Line. Acting Chair Heintz asked if the applicant would like to make any comments. Mr. Donald Peterson, who resides at 302 Blackwater Place, stated he is the only house on his entire block that does not have a deck behind his house. He is asking permission to do a thirty by thirty wooden deck that is going to be designed identical to his neighbors. Behind him is Duck Lake it is a 40 acre lake, it's all over grown. It's a beautiful back yard but he has never been able to enjoy it in the nine years because you go out back and it's a dirt farn~. He is a fund raiser for churches, he has about 32 parishioners that have helped him out, and volunteered their time. These are gentlemen and ladies that are looking to go out off into mission fields during the summer. This is something he would like to build now and take advantage of the free labor. He states he has been set back about forty-five days. And he didn't know the ruling until he went ahead and applied. It will go right to the property line but at zero lot lines. All these decks to the right of him two and three houses over, all are done that way so it would not be anything out of the ordinary. Acting Chair Heintz asked if there are any other comments from the public. Member Doulong asked are there any drainage issues. Mr. Peterson stated there is a drainage issue but he took care of it two years ago. He described what he did to correct the problem. Discussion ensued regarding drainage. Acting Chair Heintz asked if there are any other comments. Acting Chair Heintz closed the public hearing. Discussion ensued regarding drainage. Acting Chair Heintz reopened the public hearing. Motion to approve was made by Member Doulong and seconded by Member DeNegre carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Barry Revels, Chair and Anthony Boni, Vice Chair were absent. 5. OLD BUSINESS: Ms. Adzima stated there was no old business. 6. NEW BUSINESS: Ms. Adzima stated there was no new business. 7. DISCUSSION AND SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Next Regular Scheduled Meeting: June 25, 2008. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT: None 9. ADJOURNMENT: Memher Doulong made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Member DeNegre and carried by unanimous roll call vote. Barry Revels, Chair and Anthony Boni, Vice Chair were absent. Acting Chair Heintz adjourned the meeting at 7:21 P.M. ~ ~.u.... ~~ Arthur Heintz, Actin Chai ATTEST: _.__ ~ Kelly rrow, Recording Secretary