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Board of Adjustment Minutes
Thursday, August 5, 1993
Board Members;
James Greene, Chairman, Present
Wendy Austin, Present
AI Becker, Present
Frank Adams, Present
Greg Smith, Absent
The meeting was called to order at 7 P.M.
The ADDroval of the Minutes of February 4. 1993
Adams made a motion to accept the minutes of February 4, 1993 as submitted, seconded
by Becker. Vote: all- aye, motion carried
Becker made a motion to add to the agenda the annual election of officers, seconded by
Adams. Vote: all-aye, motion carried.
Annual Election of Officers
Adams made a motion to keep the Chairman, James Greene, in place, seconded by Becker.
Vote: all -aye, motion carried. The Chainnan will remain.
Adams nominated Becker for Vice Chainnan, seconded by Austin. Vote: all -aye, motion
carried AI Becker is elected Vice Chainnan.
Request ofMorrtson Homes for variances to Section 6-219 (a) and (c) of the Code to
construct a swimming pool within ten (10) feet of the rear property line and a screen
enclosure within seven (7) feet of the rear property line. The property is located at
1437 Whitehall Boulevard (Georgetowne Unit II) and is zoned Planned Unit
Develooment.
LeBlanc reviewed the package with the Board. He explained that the water's edge from
the rear property line should be 10 feet and the screened enclosure should be 7 feet; they
don't have these setbacks on this proposal, they arc requesting 8 feet to the waters edge
and 6 feet to the screened enclosure.
Greene said, we are discussing this request in light of what we've done in the past; most
cases where we have granted variances of this type, not all cases, but most cases we've
been backing up to a greenbelt, or to the golf course or somewhere they are not going
towards another neighbor's house. Apparently, right now Georgetowne Unit ill is being
developed and we are trying to figure out what was going to happen in this area.
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Thursday, August 05, 1993
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Chris Coleman, General Sales Manager for Morrison Homes, came forward for questions
from the Board. Discussion ensued regarding the amount of homes that would be
anticipated to building pools in this subdivision. Coleman explained that the marketing
strategy for this development is the community pool and they are not actively selling pools.
Adams reminded the Board that many people come to Florida and want to put a pool on
their lot. Coleman pointed out that there would not be a privacy wall between this lot and
one to be built behind it where the pool & screen enclosure would meet the other property,
as was built in Georgetowne I by another builder. Adams stated the importance in their
decision, since it would set a precedence for this development. Greene brought up the
point that with the development of Georgetowne III, and if the property behind this one
builds the same configuration, the screen enclosures would be about 14 feet apart
Adams made a motion to grant the variance to allow this pool to be built within 8 feet and
the screened enclosure within 6 feet of the rear property line, seconded by Austin. Vote:
Adams, aye; Becker, aye; Austin, aye; and Greene, nay; motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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~anine Porter-
13 August 1993