Angi Gates, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.
Grace Ann Glavin, Applicant’s attorney, was present and stated that her client’s
husband, Mr. Morse, had heart surgery, and he was not able to attend this meeting
because he is too ill. She explained that in June the Applicant wanted to build a shed
for her disabled husband and contacted Empire Shed in Apopka who contracted a
concrete company to put down the slab but neither of the companies got a permit for
the structure and the Applicant was not aware of the permit required or the setbacks.
Ms. Glavin stated that they noticed that the concrete that was laid encroaches on the
utility easement on the property, and they called the same contractor to remove it out of
the easement. She asked for some mercy from the Board to remedy all the issues that
they created with this structure.
Tom Kunzen asked Ms. Glavin who put together the variance application package and
she responded that the homeowner did. Mr. Kunzen stated that on the variance
application, there are six (6) of the variance criteria that the homeowner had to answer
and the answers that she provided are not relevant to this specific structure.
Chairman Jim Hattaway stated that the Board has variance criteria answers that they
are supposed to take into consideration and asked Ms. Glavin if there’s anything that
she would like to add to amend in the responses that she gave. Ms. Glavin replied that
she would not like to amend the answers.
No one from the audience spoke in favor to this request.
Kevin Lathrop, spoke in opposition of this request, stated that he has multiple pictures
showing the location of the structure and that this structure is almost as big as the
house, and he doesn’t understand why anybody will need a building that big for a
workshop. He stated that the concrete is close to his fence and the concrete block was
made so the warehouse cannot see towards their house. Mr. Lathrop questions if a
storm came, if this structure would stay in place.
David Duncan, spoke in opposition of this request, stated that the answers to the
variance criteria doesn’t make sense.
In rebuttal, Ms. Glavin stated that the gentlemen that just spoke, his property is to the
south and the first person that spoke is the most affected neighbor. The concrete wall
they were talking about is in the back of the property and when the homeowner filled
out the application, they spoke about the wall, but it doesn’t have anything to do with it.
She requested the Board to allow the shed to stay there and they will remove
everything that is encroaching into the utility easement.
Larry Wright asked Ms. Glavin if all the concrete that she is referring to is the one that
is encroaching and if there’s a second shed that is also encroaching over the property
line and she responded that they are going to remove everything immediately within
two (2) weeks.
Angi Gates, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.
Grace Ann Glavin, Applicant’s attorney, was present and stated that her client’s
