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PUBLIC' HEARING BEFORE A HEARING OFFICER
February 17, 1994 - 1 :00 p.m.
Dave Warrington d/b/a Smith Fence
Hearing Officer:
J. Lawrence Johnston
Also Present:
Miles A. Lance, Assistant City Attorney
John Richter, Senior Planner
Camille Motley, Central Records Specialist
Issue:
GTE Florida, Inc for a variance of 42 in to allow a fence 72 in in height where
30 in is permitted at 21051 US Hwy ~9 N, Sec 17-29-16, M&B 23.03, zoned
CH (Highway Commercial). V 93-80
Appearances:
Dave Warrington, Smith Fence Company
14 Ridge Court, Brandon, FL
. Jerry Gardner, GTE Florida, Inc.
2435 Madrid Avenue, Safety Harbor, FI 34695
The minutes and tape of the previous DCAB meeting pertaining to this variance request were
accepted by the Hearing Officer. .
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Exhibit 1:
Drawing for new fence proposal.
Hearing Officer J. Lawrence Johnston called the hearing to order at 1:05 p,m.
Mr. Warrington, Appellant stated in his opening statement that he wished to submit a new
drawing for a fence proposal different from the one submitted with his initial request for a variance.
Hearing Officer Johnston accepted the drawing. He questioned the appellant, Mr, Warrington,
to clarify the newly submitted drawing was different than that originally submitted, Hearing Officer
Johnston advised the appellant he would not be able to make a ruling on what appeared to be a new
request for variance.
Hearing Officer Johnston asked Mr. Warrington, appellant, if he wished to take the new fence
proposal to the Board for a variance that comports with what the appellant wants to actually build,
Mr. Warrington stated that he did,
The hearing was adjourned by Hearing Officer Johnston at 1 :30 p,m,
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
RECEIVED
MAR 2 9 199~
CITY CLERK DEPT.
GTE FLORIDA, INC. , )
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Appellant, )
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VB. ) CASE NO. 93-7069
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CITY OF CLEARWATER, )
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Appellee. )
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FINAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL
On February 17, 1994, a final hearing was held in this case
in Clearwater, Florida, before J. Lawrence Johnston, Hearing
Officer, Division of Administrative Hearings.
APPEARANCES
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For Appellant:
Dave Warrington
Smith Fence Company
4460 107th Circle North
Clearwater, Florida 34622
Jerry Gardner
GTE Florida, Inc.
2435 Madrid Avenue
Safety Harbor, Florida 34695
For Appellee:
Miles A. Lance, Esquire
Assistant City Attorney
City of Clearwater
Post Office Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 34618-4748
STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE
The issue in this case was to be whether the evidence
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sustains the decision of the City of Clearwater Development Code
Adjustment Board (the Board) to deny the application of the
Appellant, GTE Florida, Inc., for a 42-inch fence height variance
for a construction of a fence on its property located at 21051
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U.S. 19 North, Clearwater, Florida. (The variance was required
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as a result of the Appellant's stated desire to extend a six-foot
high fence from the front of its building on the property all the
way to the front of the property on u.s. 19 North, well within
the setback of 175 feet from the centerline of U.S. 19 North,
within which the City of Clearwater Development Code restricts
fences to 30 inches in height.)
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
On or about October 15, 1993, the Appellant, GTE Florida,
Inc. applied to the City of Clearwater Development Code
Adjustment Board (the Board) for a fence height variance. After
staff review and recommendation to grant the variance
application, it was considered and denied by the Board at a
public hearing on November 17, 1993. A timely appeal was filed
on November 30, 1993.
Under Section 36.065 of the City of Clearwater Land
Development Code (the Code), the appeal was forwarded to the
Division of Administrative Hearings on December 13, 1993, along
with a copy of the record of the proceedings below. On
January 6, 1994, a Notice of Hearing was issued scheduling final
hearing for February 17, 1994.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. On or about October 15, 1993, the Appellant, GTE
Florida, Inc. applied to the City of Clearwater Development Code
Adjustment Board (the Board) for a 42-inch fence height variance
for a construction of a fence on its property located at 21051
U.S. 19 North, Clearwater, Florida. The application stated that
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~ the Appellant wanted to extend a six-foot high fence from the
front of its building on the property all the way to the front of
the property on U.S. 19 North, well within the setback of 175
feet from the centerline of U.S. 19 North, within which the City
of Clearwater Development Code restricts fences to 30 inches in
height. )
2. At the final hearing, it was disclosed that the
application was in error. Actually, instead of wanting to extend
its fence from the front of its building on the property all the
way to the front of the property on u.s. 19 North, as stated in
the variance application, the Appellant only wants to extend the
fence approximately eight to ten feet from the front of its
building. No application for the variance actually desired ever
<:J has been presented to the Board for approval.
3. In light of these facts, the Appellant expressed its
desire to dismiss its appeal in this case and to re-apply for the
correct variance.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
4. Appeals from decisions.of the Board are governed by
Section 36.065 of the Code, which provides in pertinent part:
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(6) Decision. The decision of the hearing
officer shall be based upon the following
criteria and rendered as follows:
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(c) The burden shall be upon the appellant
to show that the decision of the board
cannot be sustained by the evidence
before the board and before the
hearing officer, or that the decision
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5. Since the Appellant never presented to the Board the
variance it actually wants, it cannot be concluded in this
proceeding that the Board erred in denying the variance the
Appellant actually wants.
6. In addition, the Appellant voluntarily dismissed its
appeal.
DISPOSITION
Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
Law, the.appeal of GTE Florida, Inc., from the decision of the
City of Clearwater Land Development Code Adjustment Board denying
its application for a fence height variance is dismissed.
DONE AND ORDERED this 25th day of March, 1994, in
Tallahassee, Florida.
Hearings
Filed with the Clerk of the
Division of Administrative
Hearings this 25th day of
March, 1994.
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COPIES FURNISHED:
Dave Warrington
Smith Fence Company
4460 l07th Circle North
. Clearwater, Florida 34622
Jerry Gardner
GTE Florida, Inc.
2435 Madrid Avenue
. Safety Harbor, Florida 34695
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Miles A. Lance, Esquire
Assistant City Attorney
. City of . Clearwater'
. Post Office Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 34618-4748
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Cynthia Goudeau
City Clerk
City of Clearwater
Post Office Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 34618;..4748,
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