Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: December 11, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Ren?e H. Parker, LEP, Manager, Environmental Protection Officer
PHONE: (407) 836-1420
DIVISION: Environmental Protection Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Accept the findings and recommendation of the Environmental Protection Commission and approve the request for waiver to Section 15-343(a) (side setback) to reduce the northern side setback from 10 feet to 1.4 feet and approve the request for variance to Section 15-342(a)(8) (floor elevation) to reduce the minimum floor elevation from 1 foot above to 0.07 feet below the control elevation of Lake Irma with the condition that a Hold Harmless Agreement is recorded between the applicant and Orange County for the Kathryn Cowden [After-the-Fact] Dock Construction Permit BD-25-03-022. District 5. (Environmental Protection Division)
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PROJECT: Environmental Protection Commission Recommendation for Request for Waiver and Variance for After-the-Fact Dock Construction Permit BD-25-03-022.
PURPOSE: The applicant, Kathryn Cowden, is requesting an After-the-Fact Dock Construction Permit with a waiver to Orange County Code (Code), Chapter 15, Article IX, Section 15-343(a) (side setback) and a variance to Section 15-342(a)(8) (floor elevation). The project site is located at 3513 TCU Blvd, Orlando, FL 32817 (Parcel ID No. 12-22-30-3378-01-670) on Lake Irma in District 5.
Background:
On February 12, 2024, the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) received an Application to Construct a Dock at the subject property (BD-24-02-008). The applicant was requesting to rebuild an existing dock in roughly the same location and included an Application for Waiver to reduce the side setback requirements. According to historic aerial photographs, the original dock appears to have been in place prior to the ado...
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