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DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
WILLIAM GOODWIN, )
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Appellant, )
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VS. ) CASE NO. 87-5317
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CITY OF CLEARWATER, )
)
Appellee. )
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FINAL ORDER
. By letter dated November 16, 1987, william Goodwin,
Appellant, appeals the decision of the Development Code
Adjustment Board denying him a variance of six parking spaces for
the operation of an oyster bar at Clearwater Beach Seafoods, 37
causeway Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida.
APPEARANCES
For Appellant:
William Goodwin, pro ~
37 causeway Boulevard
Clearwater, FL 34630
For Appellee:
Miles A. Lance,
City Hall
Post Office
Clearwater,
ESCf.Iire
Box 4748
FL 34618-4748
At the commencement of this appeal, the evidence
submitted to the Adjustment Board was admitted into evidence.
Thereafter, the Appellant called two witnesses, and two exhibits
were admitted into evidence.
Appellee called no witnesses and
submitted no additional evidence.
Although these proceedings are denominated a request
for variance of six parking spaces at Appellant's business
location, the true nature of this appeal is for a modification in
the hours of operation of the oyster bar opened by Appellant in
1976 from 5 p.m. until midnight to II a.m. until midnight.
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8.
The
Land 'Development Code
o
city
the
of Clearwater
of
has no provision
placed on variances
for modifying restrictions
other than
repeat the variance request.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The
Division of Administrative Hearings has
jurisdiction over the
to,
and the subject matter of,
parties
these proceedings.
The
situation here presented
not
is unique.
This
is
the normal
variance request,
as the parking variance was granted
to
the Appellant some
two years
ago when the raw oyster bar was
opened.
That
issue having been
concluded
is
now ~ ad;udicata
Because there
is
no provision in the
for
Land Development Code
modifying any
conditions placed
on variances,
obtain
such
to
relief
is
second variance procedure.
This
forced to pursue a
~,
~
one
factor
considered
request.
in processing the
instant
should be
standards
of variance requests
are
for approval
contained
in Section
Land Development Code,
which
131. 012 (d) ,
provides a variance shall not be
the
Development Code
granted by
Adjustment
the
application and evidence presented
Board,
unless
clearly support the
following conclusions:
arises from
to the
question and is neither
ordinarily or uniformly applicable to
the zoning district nor created by an
action or actions of the property owner,
predecessor in title, or the applicant.
Any mistake made in the execution of a
building permit or work performed
without the benefit of a permit shall
not be considered to be situations which
support the granting of a variance.
(1) The variance
a condition which
property in
requested
is unique
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