James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Heather Stark

Present

Absent

OPENING STATEMENT

VARIANCES

2024-0398

LOT 16D, Mary Drive - Request for a lot size variance from

one (1) acre to 36,000 square feet for a single family dwelling

in the A-1 (Agriculture) district; BV2024-027 (Shannon Mejia,

Applicant) District 1 - Dallari (Angi Gates, Project Manager)

Angi Gates, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Shannon Mejia, Applicant, was present and stated that the neighbor has a house next

door, and they were basically already an acre but when they implemented lot J for

easement purposes, the acre changed.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Austin Beeghly, seconded by Carmine Bravo, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0401

110 Cherry Hill Circle - Request for a rear setback variance

from thirty (30) feet to twenty and one-half (20½) feet for a

garage addition in the R-1AA (Single Family Dwelling) district;

BV2024-028 (Hunter Paschall, Applicant) District 3 -

Constantine (Angi Gates, Project Manager)

Angi Gates, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Hunter Paschall, Applicant, was present, but did not have any additional comments for

the Board.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Tom Kunzen, seconded by Austin Beeghly, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0402

391 Whitcomb Drive - Request for a rear yard setback

variance from thirty (30) feet to twenty-one and one-half (21½)

feet for an addition in the R-1 (Single Family Dwelling) district;

BV2024-031 (Jesse Durham, Applicant) District 2 - Zembower

(Angi Gates, Project Manager)

Angi Gates, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

James Evans asked staff why this was recommended denial as he believes it is in

conjunction with the Seminole County Emergency Management for mitigation. Ms.

Gates responded that they would need to ask the Applicant.

Jesse Durham, Applicant, was present and stated that they are not adding any square

feet to the house, they are just trying to fix the structure that was ruined by Hurricane

Ian.

Mr. Evans asked the Applicant if they had already spoke with the County about

mitigation and he responded that they already had approval by Seminole County, but

they will need to get the final approval.

Rodolfo Madlang spoke in support of this request and stated that he doesn’t have a

problem with the variance request and that the lot on the north is vacant. Also, he

would like this request to be approved because they would like to have them as

neighbors.

No one spoke in opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Carmine Bravo, seconded by Larry Wright, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0394

5118 Cypress Court - Request for: (1) a rear yard setback

variance from ten (10) feet to seven (7) feet; and (2) a side

yard (north) setback variance from seven and one-half (7½)

feet to four and one-half (4½) feet for a shed in the R-1 (Single

Family Dwelling) district; BV2024-002 (Leremiah & Lavonisha

Long, Applicants) District 4 - Lockhart (Angi Gates, Project

Manager)

Angi Gates, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Carmine Bravo asked the Applicant if he was planning to put the shed by the trees and

the Applicant respond that he is not planning to put the shed by tree this would be the

only spot that he must put the shed.

Chairman Jim Hattaway asked the Applicant if he spoke with the neighbors about this

variance request and he responded no.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Larry Wright, seconded by Austin Beeghly, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0393

1200 North Street - Request for: (1) a side street (east)

setback variance from twenty-five (25) feet to 7.8 feet; and (2)

a side yard (north) setback variance from ten (10) feet to six (6)

feet, nine and one-half (9.5) inches for an accessory structure

in the R-1AA (Single Family Dwelling) district; BV2024-019

(Carl & Loretta White, Applicants) District 4 - Lockhart (Hilary

Padin, Project Manager)

Hilary Padin, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Chairman Jim Hattaway asked staff if the fence was lawfully erected and if the shed will

be within the fence. Ms. Padin responded that they have a variance from 2003 for the

fence and it will be.

Loretta White, Applicant, was present but did not have any additional comments for the

Board.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Carmine Bravo, seconded by Tom Kunzen, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0377

Lot 1, Tangerine Avenue - Request for two (2) side yard

(north and south) setback variances from seven and one-half

(7.5) feet to five (5) feet for a single-family dwelling in the R-1

(Single Family Dwelling) district; BV2024-123 (Francis Oliver,

Applicant) District 5 - Herr (Hilary Padin, Project Manager)

Hilary Padin, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Chairman Jim Hattaway asked staff if this was a legal parcel of record and Ms. Padin

responded yes.

Tom Kunzen asked staff if because the property is a legal parcel of record they

wouldn’t need a variance for the minimum lot size in this case. Ms. Padin responded

that is correct, only for setbacks.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

James Evans asked staff who owns the lot on the north side of this lot and Ms. Padin

responded that that property may be in the City of Sanford jurisdiction. Kathy Hammel,

Principal Planner, responded that this lot is in Seminole County’s jurisdiction, the owner

is protected, and this property has commercial zoning.

Mr. Evans asked staff that if this variance is granted if the structures would be too close

together and Ms. Hammel responded that whoever will acquire that parcel, they will be

informed.

Neysa Borkert, Deputy County Attorney, stated that the Building Code has a required

separation by the Fire Marshal, and when the other structure comes, it will be looked at

at that time. Mr. Evans responded that it would be irrelevant at that point because they

were here first and she says yes.

Francis Oliver, Applicant, was present, but did not have any additional comments for

the Board.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Austin Beeghly, seconded by James Evans, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0384

500 W. Faith Terrace - Request for a side street (east)

setback variance from twenty-five (25) feet to zero (0) feet for a

privacy fence in the RP (Residential Professional) district;

BV2024-032 (Flor Rodriguez, Applicant) District 3 -

Constantine (Hilary Padin, Project Manager)

Hilary Padin, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Larry Wright asked staff if the fence was already in place and Ms. Padin responded

yes.

Chairman Jim Hattaway asked if the current owner is stating that the fence was

installed by the previous owner, and do they know for sure when the fence was

erected. Ms. Padin responded that her understanding is there was one there prior and

they replaced the fence.

Flor Rodriguez, Applicant, was present and stated that she received the letter of the

Code Violation in February, and the fence was installed in 2020. The previous owner

did all the renovations of the property, and she bought the property in June 2021. Two

(2) years later she received the letters from the County stating that she was in violation

because of the fence, so she went to speak with the County and moved the fence two

(2) feet and a few inches because of what she understood from the letter that she

received, but it was supposed to be twenty-five (25) feet.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Tom Kunzen, seconded by Carmine Bravo, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0378

106 Fairway Drive - Request for a front yard setback variance

from twenty-five (25) feet to 17.8 feet for a front porch addition

in the R-1A (Single Family Dwelling) district; BV2024-024 (Gary

Thomas, Applicant) District 5 - Herr (Hilary Padin, Project

Manager)

Hilary Padin, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Gary Thomas, Applicant, was present and stated that he bought the house in 2020

which was built in 1960, and it already had the porch and due to a recent hurricane, he

had to remove it because it became unsafe. He stated that he wanted to bring it up to

Code and he then realized that it was encroaching on the setback.

Chairman Jim Hattaway asked the applicant if he was only going to enclose the

concrete pad and Mr. Thomas responded that the house had a three (3) foot overhang

and the previous owner build more into that and they also poured concrete, but he just

wants to keep it in the same footprint and pour a proper foundation and do it all new.

Carmine Bravo asked the Applicant if he only was going to add the foundation and the

carport, but not add on to the actual house and he responded yes, only the carport.

Michael Rice spoke in support of this request and stated that the porch was there, and

all the houses included the front porches when they were built. This property did not

have the porch when it was built but it was built shortly thereafter. He visited the

Applicant and saw that the porch was a life safety issue and that is why he removed

the porch.

No one spoke in opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Austin Beeghly, seconded by James Evans, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

2024-0383

101 N. Sunland Drive - Request for a front yard setback

variance from twenty-five (25) feet to twenty and one-half (20.5)

feet for an addition in the R-1A (Single Family Dwelling) district;

BV2024-029 (Robert Tittenhofer, Applicant) District 2 -

Zembower (Hilary Padin, Project Manager)

Hilary Padin, Planner, presented this item as stated in the Staff Report.

Larry Wright stated that on the site plan the dimension shown is 20.9 feet but, in the

staff, report it says twenty and one-half 20.5 feet and it’s not perpendicular to the

property line and he asked staff how it’s being measured. Ms. Padin responded that it’s

supposed to be measured from the building to the closest point of the property line.

Martin Pawlikowski, Applicant’s Representative, was present and stated that it’s

supposed to be measured perpendicular to the property line to the closest point. Mr.

Wright replied that he is just trying to understand where the twenty and one-half 20.5

feet came from because on the site plan its showing 20.9 feet. Ms. Padin added that

was the numbers on the application so that’s why the number is different from the site

plan.

Tom Kunzen added that he is concerned that the twenty and one-half 20.5-foot

measurement could be wrong for that structure and Ms. Padin responded that the

Applicant added a line for the front yard setback measurement.

Board discussion ensued regarding the measurement.

No one from the audience spoke in favor or opposition to this request.

A motion was made by Larry Wright, seconded by Tom Kunzen, to approve this

variance request.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

CLOSED BUSINESS

none.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

A motion was made by Larry Wright, seconded by Tom Kunzen that the February 26 and

March 25, 2024 meeting minutes be approved as submitted. The motion passed unanimously.

James Evans, James Hattaway, Larry Wright, Austin Beeghly,

Thomas Kunzen, and Carmine Bravo

Aye:

Heather Stark

Absent:

ADJOURN

Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

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BASED, PER SECTION 286.0105, FLORIDA STATUTES.

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