Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-01-07-045 — Maribel and Edwin Carrasquillo

Request: In R-1A zone to amend condition of Variance approval rendered by the Board of Zoning Adjustment May 3, 2001 wherein applicants' approved accessory building is required to be located a minimum of 50 feet from the rear property line and 10 feet from the side (east) property line (new proposal is: 25 feet from rear and 5 feet on side property lines).

Decision: Approved

Hearing: The applicant's previous Variance approval was for an oversized accessory building (1,197 sq. ft. in lieu of 500 sq. ft.). The setback restrictions were imposed in that the property owner to the rear expressed concern that such a large building close to her property line may detrimentally impact its sale for future homesites. The applicant stated she wanted the modification so that she could have partial use of the existing slab that they had already poured for the building which is existing at 7 feet from the rear property line. She stated she has had several discussions with the owner to the rear and had followed up with a letter and phone calls in an attempt to work out a compromise. The applicant started construction of a wood fence for partial view blockage and stated she is willing to plant trees in back of the building to further obscure the view. It was noted the narrow side of the building and not the wide side is part facing the rear of the property. The applicant stated she has not heard back from the property owner to the rear. Staff advised there has been no correspondence or inquiry received from the adjacent property owner by the Zoning Office since the previous public hearing. The property owner to the rear was not in atteandance at the public hearing. The property owner to the east sent written approval for the reduced setbacks. The BZA determined the modification was an acceptable setback, given the fact that the property owner to the rear has not responded either in favor of or in opposition to the applicant's new proposal and that the new fence and tree plantings would add a visual buffer between the two properties.