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AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM
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RECOMMENDATION Please place this request on the December 2,2003 City Commission Agenda under
Consent Agenda, The Community Redevelopment Agency Board with a unanimous vote, recommended that the subject
request be approved, For further details pertaining to the request, see attached Department of Development Memorandum
No. PZ 03-265
EXPLANATION
PROJECT
AGENT
OWNER.
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
Buchanan Variance (ZNCV 03-019)
James E. Buchanan
James E. Buchanan
807 Ocean Inlet Drive
Request for relief from the City of Boynton Beach Land Development
Regulations, Chapter 2, Zoning, Section 5 C,2.A, requiring a twenty-fIve (25)
foot rear yard setback to allow a seven (7) foot variance, resulting in a 18 foot
rear yard setback within the R-l-AA single family-zoning district.
PROGRAM IMPACT:
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DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION
MEMORANDUM #03-265
Staff Report
Community Redevelopment Agency Board
and
City Commission
Meeting
Date.
November 20, 2003
File No.
ZNCV 03-019
Location
807 Ocean Inlet Drive (Lot 12 Coquina Cove)
Owner.
James Buchanan
Project:
Rear setback variance for an addition to an existing single-family dwelling
Variance
Request:
Request for relief from the City of Boynton Beach Land Development
Regulations, Chapter 2, Zoning, Section 5.C.2.a, requiring a twenty-five (25) foot
rear yard setback to allow a seven (7) foot variance, resulting in a 18 foot rear
yard setback within the R-1-AA single family zoning district.
BACKGROUND
The subject property and surrounding neighborhood is currently zoned R-1-AA, single family
residential (see Exhibit "A" - Location map) The lot was developed in 1960, and it conforms
with the current R-1-AA zoning district building and site regulations. The subject property is
surrounded by developed lots some of which are undergoing renovation as well.
The property is located at the north side of Ocean Inlet Drive and has a depth of 98 feet. For
comparison, those properties located at the south side of Ocean Inlet Drive have a depth of 112
feet. Some of the parcels on the north side, including the subject property, have rear yards with
open views to the Intracoastal Waterway Staff surveyed the area and it was observed that all
properties along both sides of Ocean Inlet Drive appear to comply with the minimum front
setback requirement of 25 feet, as estimated by the straight alignment of the front building lines
with few exceptions. A nine (9) foot variance was granted on October 10,2000 to allow a 16-
foot rear setback for Lot #13 to the east. The subject variance is requested in conjunction with
a plan to expand the existing single-family home with a second story including an additional
one-car garage. It should be noted that previous variances for a front yard setback reduction
and the maximum lot coverage were granted for the subject property in February 2003 (ZNCV
02-017)
The requested setback variance is only for a rear balcony overhanging on the second floor of
the proposed addition to the house This planned expansion is consistent with new construction
and redevelopment projects observed in the subject neighborhood
ANALYSIS
The code states that the zoning code variance cannot be approved unless the board finds the
following'
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a. That special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure,
or building involved and which are not applicable to other lands, structures or buildings in
the same zoning district.
b. That the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the
applicant.
c. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege
that is denied by this ordinance to other lands, buildings, or structures in the same zoning
district.
d. That literal interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the applicant of
rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zoning district under the terms of
the ordinance and would work unnecessary and undue hardship on the applicant.
e. That the variance granted is the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable
use of the land, building, or structure.
f That the granting of the variance will be in harmony with the general intent and purpose of
this chapter [ordinance] and that such variance will not be injurious to the area involved or
otherwise detrimental to the public welfare
(Exhibit "D" contains the applicant's response to the above criteria.)
The subject parcel totals 7,350 square feet, which is less than the minimum 7,500 square feet
required for a lot platted before 1975 (the lot was platted in 1952) The lot is considered a legal
non-conforming parcel according to the Land Development Regulations Chapter 2, Section
11 1 C 3. This section of the code allows the development of a lot within the R-1-AA zoning
district as long as. the parcel contains one whole platted lot, the lot cannot be assembled to
increase the size to a conforming size, and the lot is not less than 6,750 square feet (see
Exhibit "B" - Survey).
The Coquina Cove Subdivision was platted in 1952 with typical lot dimensions of 75 feet (wide)
by 98 feet (deep) for the lots located north of Ocean Inlet Drive. In contrast, other subdivisions
throughout the city that are similarly zoned have typical lot dimensions of 80 feet (wide) and 100
feet to 120 feet (deep). The shallow depths of typical lots within this subdivision, when
combined with the required minimum rear and front setbacks (totaling 50 feet), may limit
expansion design flexibility
Given that the subject property has been improved with a single-family home, and occupied
since 1955, and since most other lots along the north side of Ocean Inlet Drive have identical
dimensions to the subject lot, criteria items "a", "d" and "e" are not met. Furthermore, since the
property is currently improved, and that the Itecessity of the val iallct:: hC:l:S bt::t::1I {,;C:Iu:st::d by lht::
proposed home expansion, condition "b" above is also not satisfied
Regarding the intent of the zoning regulations, and impacts on adjacent properties, staff
acknowledges that if the rear setback is reduced, the standard building envelope could be
expanded closer to the north property line, thereby theoretically impacting on adjacent
properties through reduced light, air flow, and views. The applicant proposes to extend the
balcony portion of the second story addition to 18 feet from the rear (north) property line (see
Exhibit lie" - Variance requested), which is an additional 4 feet beyond the applicant's existing
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screen room and only 2 feet beyond the overhang/eave of the screen room. It should be noted
that the existing rear setback (20 feet) of the subject property is non-conforming
CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the subject request for rear variance be denied, due to the lack of
traditional hardship, and due to the circumstance being created by simple home improvements
on a standard platted lot. No conditions of approval are recommended, however, any conditions
of approval added by the Planning and Development Board or City Commission will be placed
in Exhibit liE"
Staff should indicate that past variance requests have been reviewed by the city using more
than the traditional criteria, or interpretations of this criteria placing greater emphasiS on the
magnitude of the proposed improvement, economic potential and characteristics of surrounding
properties. For this reason, and to indicate the consequence of denial, staff offers the following
information for consideration.
1 The redevelopment potential of this neighborhood, as evidenced by newly constructed and
redeveloped homes in the area, tends to encourage similar improvements regardless of lot
constraints;
2. Although the proposed variance would allow relatively minimal improvements, it would allow
the value of the improvements to more closely match the value of the land as well as the
value of other improvements in the neighborhood;
3 The proposed variance would allow physical improvements that are needed to accomplish
certain architectural design goals related to the second-story addition, without negatively
impacting adjacent or nearby properties (the rear setback variance would allow the home to
simply encroach toward the Intracoastal Waterway, and that additional 2 foot encroachment
is an open-air balcony);
4 No objection from adjacent property owners has been received by staff; and
5 As noted earlier, the lot to the east was granted a nine (9)- foot variance for the rear
setback to allow a 16 foot rear yard in October of 2000;
6 Rear setbacks regulations are being evaluated as part of the Land Development
Regulations rewrite, and preliminarily, the subject circumstance would be one that staff
desires to have accommodated by future amendments.
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VARIANCE APPLICATION
Buck and Susan Buchanan
807 Ocean Inlet Drive
Boynton Beach, Florida 33435
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL CONDmONS
A. Spectal conmllons and ClI'Cumstances eXlStmg that are pecuhar to this
property are the SIZe of the lot and Its location on the Intracoastal WatelWay
(ICW)
Thts lot IS on the north Side of Ocean Inlet Dnve and IS 75 feet wide but only 98
feet deep The lots on the south Side of Ocean Inlet Dnve are also 75 feet WIde
but are 112 feet deep If tlns lot were as deep as those on the south Side, a
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Further, tins property IS located dJrectly on the JCWand has a wide water View to
the Boynton Met WIth no houses to obstruct that View The propertles on the
south side are located on a canal wmch is not as desrrable but can accommodate a
larger house because of the greater depth of the lot. The ongma! developer erred
in not sIZing the lots such that the more desirable lots on the JCW could
accommodate as large or larger homes as those on the canal.
B. The specIal condtllons and Ctrcumstances dtscussed above are not the
result of the actlons of the apphcants SInce
. the lot SIZe IS the same as It was ongjnal1y platted
. the home was built by others in 1959, and
. the applIcants dtd not purchase the home until 1987
C. Grantmg the vanance will not confer a specml pnvil~ge on the apphcants
because It will allow the creation of a structure consIStent WIth new and
remodeled homes m the neighborh~ some ofwlnch have obtained vanances
or were ongJn~l1y constructed WIth less of a setback.
In fact, the adjacent property to the east was constructed WIthIn the past year wtth
a rear variance of 9 feet and a front vanance of 5 feet for a two story structure
The vanance requested here IS for a rear vanance that will only affect overhangs
and not affect the footpnnt of the reSidence
EXHIBIT "0"
Currently the edge of the screened porch IS 22feet and the two-foot overhang of
the roof20 feet from the rear property line, well within the 15 feet m the origmal
deed restnctIon but now non-complymg.
The vanance bemg requested IS to allow for an addIttonal two feet mtothe
clUTent setback for overhangs.
D. Literal mterpretatlon would depnve the apphcants of nghts commonly
enjoyed by other propertIes m the neighborhood and would cause undue
hardship for the followmg reason.
The pnmary unpetus for the remodeling project 18 to prepare to
accommodate an agmg mother Given the design of the house and the
lot SIZe, the only way to accomphsh tins 18 to add a second story
For reasons of aesthetics, function, and value, the current screened porch will
have a second story porch above It whtch will serve as the roof for the screened
porch.
In order to better protect the screened porch from the severe weather from
the north, It 18 necessary to extend thts second story porch an addItional two feet
beyond the current roof overhang thus provl(hng a four-foot overhang to shelter
the screened porch.
This two-foot proJectlon beyond the current roof overhang results m a vanance of
seven feet and a setback of 18 feet.
Denymg the vanance would negatIvely affect the utility, value, and overall
aesthetIcs of tins remodelmg project.
E. The 7-foot vanance (two feet beyond the current structure) IS the mmnnum
needed to shelter the screened porch, an integral element m the open-atr, flow-
through deSign of the project.
The mtn1Smn mto the setback IS m1nlmal smce It affects only overhangs and does
not affect the footpnnt of the residence
EXHIBIT "0"
F. The vanance requested IS not mJunous to the area mvolved or detnmental to the
pubhc welfare. In fact, it would have a posItIve effect.
The adjacent neIghbors to the east and west will be unaffected because m both
cases thetr garages face thts property~ and they have no wmdows facmg this
property Further~ dense vegetatIon separates the properties.
The new structure will be more attractIve and unpresslve than the current
structure and will add value and beauty to the neighborhood. It will take
advantage of the natural enVlfonment and bree?es~ have a Flonda style WIth a
large amount of outdoor hvmg space~ be harmonious WIth the environment ~ and
be one of the most beautIfully deSIgned and landscaped reSIdences m thts
emerging neIghborhood.
EXHIBIT "E"
CondItIons of Approval
Project name: Buchanan Variance
File number' ZNCV 03-019
Reference'
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
PUBLIC WORKS- General
Comments. None X
PUBLIC WORKS- Traffic
Comments. None X
UTILITIES
Comments. None X
FIRE
Comments. None X
POLICE
Comments: None X
ENGINEERING DIVISION
Comments. None X
BUILDING DMSION
Comments: None X
PARKS AND RECREATION
Comments, None X
FORESTER/ENVIRONMENT ALIST
Comments: None X
PLANNING AND ZONING
Comments: None X
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
CONDITIONS
Conditions of Approval
2
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT
Comments,
1 None x
ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS
Comments.
1 To be determined.
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Janua 6 2004
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