Summary
To: Town Commission
From: Ashley L. A. Bernal, Assistant to the Town Manager
Date: 10/19/2021
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Subject:
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Rehearing Variance Request - 628 Pineland Ave
Summary:
This is a rehearing due to a previous voting discrepancy with the original hearing. The applicant is requesting a variance which would allow for the construction of a proposed garage addition. The addition would encroach into the required minimum 25' foot front yard setback by approximately 17' feet, resulting in an 8' foot front yard setback. The proposed garage addition would encroach into the secondary front yard by 12' feet, resulting in a 13' foot secondary front yard setback. As a result of Pinellas County's Mehlenbacher Rd project, there will be 49' feet from the back of curb to the garage. Revised site plan in included in application materials.
The proposed Mehlenbacher Road project by Pinellas County will reorient the intersection in front of this home to make Pineland intersect with Mehlenbacher at a 90 degree angle. As a result, the curb line created by the reorientation will bulb out by an estimated 25 additional feet from the property line. The creation of this curb line is also proposed to eliminate the southerly drive entrance, essentially reducing the utility of the circular drive. The changes proposed by the applicant would adequately address the burdens placed on the site by the removal of the southerly drive aisle.
It would appear that proposed single car placement on the north side would not be feasible due to placement of utilities and a very large oak tree, which the code would seek to preserve.
The staff report previously indicated that there was an existing garage, which there was not, the single car garage was converted to finished, conditioned floor space in 2004 and had been used as such since then. The 2021 remodel removed the additional exterior entry door among other interior improvements...
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