Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 8, 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 deny 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 934 square feet to 1,382 square feet for the Julio A. Calderin and Sandra I. Deniz Dock Construction Permit Modification BD-24-05-034-MOD2. District 4. (Environmental Protection Division)
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PROJECT: Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) Recommendation for Request for Variance for Dock Construction Permit BD-24-05-034-MOD2.
PURPOSE: The applicants, Julio A. Calderin and Sandra I. Deniz, are requesting a Dock Construction Permit Modification with 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 12598 Kirby Smith Road, Orlando, FL 32832 (Parcel ID Number 20-24-31-0000-00-027) on Lake Whippoorwill in District 4.
Previous Permitting and Permit Modification:
On July 11, 2024, the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) issued Dock Construction Permit BD-24-05-034 to the applicants, Julio A. Calderin and Sandra I. Deniz, to construct a dock with a terminal platform size of 832 square feet. Subsequently, on November 25, 2024, EPD received an application to modify the dock. The modification included the addition of 128 square feet to the terminal platform. During a routine site visit on December 2, 2024, EPD staff noted that the dock was already constructed, including the additional 128 square feet proposed in the modification. Accordingly, an administrative pena...
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