Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-16-05-038 — WILLIAM PARRAMORE

Request: Special Exception in the R-2 zoning district to allow parking and stormwater management facilities in conjunction with commercial development on adjacent C-1 (commercial) zoned property to the south.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: Due to a seventy (70) foot right-of-way acquisition for Hoffner Avenue, the applicant needs to use part of the subject property zoned R-2 for parking and stormwater retention for the portion zoned C-1. This request requires a Special Exception. Staff noted that the subject property is over 1,200 feet in depth, with the front 240 feet being zoned C-1. The applicant had completed a Conservation Area Determination, and most of the property is part of a larger wetland system. The applicant will need to obtain Orange County approval for any impacts to the wetland. Staff also noted that they had received one (1) correspondence in opposition to the application due to the presence of an eagle's nest. Staff imposed a new condition to address the eagle's nest. The applicant declined to speak, noting their agreement with the staff recommendation. One (1) resident spoke in opposition noting that while the nest may have been inactive in 2014, eagles still frequent the area, roosting in some of the tall trees on the subject property. The BZA concluded that given the right-of-way acquisition, the request was consistent with the criteria for a Special Exception.