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STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE IIEARINOS
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ENID AND JOHN SCHMIDT,
Petitioners,
va.
CASE NO,. _ 83:-2393
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CITY OF CLE1\RNhTER,
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Respondent.
OCT 14 1983
CJTY CLERK
ORDER
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Pursuant to notice, the Division of Adrnjnistrative
Hearings, by its duly designated Hearing Officer, K. N~ Ayers,
held a public hearing in the above-styled case on September 15,
1983, at Clearwater, Florida.
APPEARANCES
For Petitioner:
Enid J. Schmidt, pro se
2363 pineland Lane
~learwater, Florida 33519
For Respondent:
Thomas A. Bustin, Esq.
Post Office Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 33518
By letter dated July 25, 1983, Enid and John Schmidt,
Petitioners, appealed the decision of the Board of Adjustment and
Appeal on Zoning denying their request for a variance to extend
a pool screen enclosure into the front setback area at their
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resieence at 2363 Pineland Lane, Clearwater, Florida.
At the hearing Respondent called one witness, two
witnesses were called by Petitioner, eight exhibits plus the
tape of the proceedings before the Board and evidence submitted
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Board proceedings, Mrs. Schmidt was'in the hospital for minor'
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o l FINDINGS OF FACT
1. John and P.nid Schmidt own property looated at
2363 Pineland Lane, Clearwater, Florida. This property is
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zoned RS-SO (single family) and is located at the City-County
line with Pineland Lane dividing the incorporated and unincor-
porated areas at this location.
2. The house is L-shaped and due to the lot configu-
ration the swimming pool was placed in the L at the front of
the house. This pool is screened and has been screened since
it was installed some four years ago.
3. Petitioners propose to extend the screen room
10.75 feet into the front setback area of 2S feet. The purpose
of the extension is to enable Petitioners to roof this exten-
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sion, apply additional roofing on two other sides of the pool
enclosure, and install gutters with appropriate drains to
carry off the rainwater that is now backing up against the
house at the pool deck during heavy rains.
4. When the pool was originally constructed, a French
drain was installed to allow the rainwater to flow around the
house~ however, during recent heavy rains this drain has been
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inadequate to keep water from rising to the level of Petitioner's
sliding glass doors. To alleviate the situation engineers have
recommended the additional roofing and gutters requested to'carry
this water away from the pool-house area.
5. Five of Petitioners ~eighbors, including the two
closest to Petitioners' property, do not oppose the variance
requested (Exhibit 5). One of these neighbors testified in
support of the application.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Division of Administrative Hearings has juris-
diction over the parties to, and bhe subject matter of, these
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conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the
land and structure involved and which are not applicable to
other lands and structures in the district.
Unfortunately, the special conditions and circum-
stances regarding the drainage problem experienced by
Petitioners were not presented to the Board. Had they been
presented, this appeal would undoubtedly have been unnecessary.
From the evidence presented it is clear that the
drainage problom presents special circumstances and conditions
at Petitioners' residence to authorize Enid and John Schmidt
a variance of 10.75 feet into the front setback area at their
property located at 2363 Pineland Lane, Clearwater, Florida.
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It is
ORDERED that Enid and John Schmidt be granted a
variance of 10.75 feet into the front setback are~ of their
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property at 2363 Pineland Lane, Clearwater, Flor1da, for the
purpose of extending the pool enclosure into that setback area.
DONE AND ORDERED tibis !o"J'K.,day of octob~r., 1983,
at Tallahassee, Florida.
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Division of inistrative Hearings
Oakland Building
2009 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
904/488-9675
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FILED with the Clerk of the DiViSiO~
of Administrative Hearings this 10
day of October, 1983. '
Copies furnished to:
Thomas A. Bustin, Esq.
City Attorney
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1"" ,_: \: ' 'Clearwater, Florida 33518
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?:r:~.._ ' ' ",Enid :and ,John Schmidt
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"'i~;:"/',::"":;, :':C1earWater, Florida 33515
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Ms. Lucille
City Clerk
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Clearwater,
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Box 4748
Florida 33518