Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

VA-99-07-012 — Wendell M. French

Request: For Variance in R-1AA zone to erect addition to single family residence 33 ft. from normal high water elevation of Lake Irma in lieu of 50 ft.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: Applicant proposes an addition to home that sits on the shores of Lake Irma. The applicant's lot is irregularly shaped along the shoreline of the lake. The lot shape restricts the buildable area for a home addition due to the fifty (50) foot setback required from the lakes normal high water elevation. The applicant submitted a plot plan clearly indicating that the encroachment requested is the minimal necessary to construct a geometrically correct addition to the home. The request was reviewed by the Environmental Protection Division (EPD). The EPD reported no objection to the request. Staff included a hold harmless agreement as a condition of approval to protect the County against claims should the lake ever rise to a level that damaged the applicant's home.