Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-22-06-034 — Brent Spain

Request: Special Exception and Variances in the A-1 zoning district as follows: 1) Special Exception to allow a cumulative total of 5,628 sq. ft. detached accessory structure area in lieu of 3,000 sq. ft. 2) Variance to allow a 5,628 sq. ft. detached accessory structure in lieu of a maximum of 5,000 sq. ft. 3) Variance to allow an accessory structure to be located in front of the principal structure in lieu of the side or rear. Note: This is the result of Code Enforcement.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: SYNOPSIS: Staff described the proposal, including the location of the property, the site plan, and photos of the site. Staff provided an analysis of the six (6) criteria and the reasons for a recommendation for approval of the Special Exception and denial of the Variances. Staff noted that no comments were received in support or in opposition. The applicant discussed the history of the request and noted that the same proposal was previously approved in 2019 and that nothing has changed, however, the owner did not obtain a permit for the improvements currently in violation within 180 days, as conditioned. Code Enforcement noted the history of the violation and the recent citation. There was no one in attendance to speak in opposition to the request. The BZA noted the prior approval, discussed the research of the prior BZA case, consistency with the six (6) Special Exception and Variance criteria, and unanimously recommended approval of the Special Exception by a 6-0 vote, with one absent, subject to the five (5) conditions in the staff report.