Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: August 18, 2024
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
PHONE: (407) 836-1420
DIVISION: Environmental Protection Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Acceptance of the findings and recommendation of the Environmental Protection Commission and denial of the request for variance to Orange County Code, Chapter 15, Article IX, Section 15-342(a)(5) to increase the allowable terminal platform size from 1,000 square feet to 1,632 square feet for the Steven and Christa Johnson Dock Construction Permit BD-24-01-001. District 2. (Environmental Protection Division)
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PROJECT: Environmental Protection Commission Recommendation for Request for Variance for Steven and Christa Johnson Dock Construction Permit BD-24-01-001.
PURPOSE: The applicants, Steven and Christa Johnson, are requesting a Dock Construction Permit with approval of a variance to Orange County Code (Code), Chapter 15, Article IX, Section 15-342(a)(5) (terminal platform size). The project site is located at 5056 Lake Carlton Drive, Mount Dora, FL 32757 (Parcel ID No. 07-20-27-0000-00-034) on Lake Carlton in District 2.
On January 11, 2024, the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) received a Boat Dock Construction Application to construct a dock on the subject parcel. Upon review of the application, EPD determined that the proposed boat dock did not meet the terminal platform size requirements in Chapter 15, Article IX. On February 6, 2024, EPD issued a Request for Additional Information (RAI) to the applicants explaining that they could either revise the plans to propose a dock within the size allowed by the Code or apply for a variance to attempt to permit the boat dock as proposed. In the RAI, EPD provided the criteria by which variance requests are evaluated.
On February 22, 2024, the applicants s...
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