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and Petitioner's property is zoned RM-16.(medium density
multi-family). There are no commerola~ developments along
Landmark Drive in this vicinity except for a maintenance area,
associated with the,gOlf course.
2. Since Petitioner's property fronts on Landmark
Drive, the zoning provisions limit the height of a fence that
can be erected in the setback area to 30 inches (2.5 feet).
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Petitioner is here requesting a variance to erect a six-foot
high wall.
3. On other property along Landmark Drive it is
consider~d the side, of the,property (instead of the front)
faces Landmark Drive. For property siding on Landmark Drive
(as opposed to fronting) the code allows a four-foot high
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fence.
4. Petitioner's property is located along a curve
of Landmark Drive and headlights of cars entering this curve
could shine into two of the eight condominiums proposed.
Landmark Drive is currently heavily traveled and more traffic
is expected on this road in the future.
5. The purpose of the fence zoning regulation is
to keep the spaces open. At present only two fences exceeding
code requirements exist on Landmark Drive in this area. One
is at the maintenance area of the golf course and the other
resulted from a variance granted on an after-the-fact application.
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The board found hardship would have resulted had the variance
been denied. The fence for which that variance was granted
was only 'a few, feet into the setback area and the location of
a swimming pool made it impracticable to relocate the fence.
6. The previous practice of ~ranting most applica-
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'tio'ns': for "fenc.e height variances alongsicle heavi'ly' travelled
roads has been changed.
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for a variance and that the decision of the Board of Adjustment ~
and Appeal on Zoning was erroneous. ~his burden petitioner
'failed to carry insofar aB the erection of the six-foot high
wall applied for is concerned. If applied for, Petitioner
should be granted a variance to erect a four-foot high wall..,
in the same position covered by the instant application.
From the, foregoing it is concluded that U. S. Home
Corporation, Rutenberg Division, has failed to prove by a
preponderance of the evidence that it should be granted a
variance to erect a six-foot high wall along its property on
Landmark Drive. From the evidence presented U. S. Home
Corporation, Rutenberg Division, should be granted a variance
to erect a four-foot high wall. It is, therefore,
ORDERED that the appeal of U. S. Home Corporation,
Rutenberg Division, for a variance to erect a six-foot high
wall along its property on Landmark Drive in ciearwater,
Florida, be denied.
ENTERED this 13th day of November, 1981, in
Tallahassee, Florida.
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Hearing 0 icer
Division of Administrative H~arings
The Oakland Building
2009 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(904) 488-9675
FILED with the Clerk of the Division ~
of Administrative Hearings this ~
day of November, 1981.
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Copies furnished to:
:-Jes,S~C~, c~pps,' Esq.,. Frank . Kowalski, Esq.
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