Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-16-12-154 — Paola Rodriguez

Request: "Special Exception in the R-1 zoning district to allow an existing detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) to remain.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: "Staff explained that the application was the result of code enforcement. The applicant had purchased the property with tenants living in the two accessory buildings. They were not residing on the property when they filed for the Special Exception, and were told that they must be residents of the property with a Homestead Exemption on the main home. They obtained the Exemption, and staff moved the case forward. Meanwhile, the code enforcement confirmed that the smaller of the two was in fact being used for storage. Staff noted that it had a letter of support from the neighbor across Puritan Rd. from the subject property, and had received another from a nearby resident.