Good evening. You're attending a session of the Jax City of Jacksonville Beach Board of Adjustments meetings. Board of Adjustment meetings are quasi judicial in nature. All decisions of the board will be based on confident substantial evidence, including testimony provided
in this meeting. Any person who's not an applicant or agent that wishes to speak will need to fill out a speaker card located at the side table by the door and turn them into the clerk. Each member of the public will be given three minutes to speak on each item. Please
refrain from speaking from the audience and applause or cheering will not be allowed. Please silence your phones. Can we have a roll call, please? >> John Marlin >> here. >> Owen Curley >> here. Jeff Trullard,
Matt Mets >> here, >> Laura Tyranny, Douglas Dell >> here. >> Okay. Uh, next on our uh agenda is the approval of minutes. Uh, if everyone has reviewed the board of adjustment minutes
for October 21st. Uh, is there a motion? >> I make a motion to approve the board of adjustment minutes for meeting held on October 21st, 2025. >> Second. >> Second. >> Okay, it's been moved and seconded. All in favor? I I >> opposed. Okay. The minutes have been approved. Uh is there any
correspondence? >> Nope. No correspondence. No old business. Just one item of new business. Can you call our case, please? >> Board calls case number BOA25-100090. Property address 31 South 26th Avenue.
Motion to consider sections 34-611 echo1 Charlie1 for a front yard setback of 13 feet in L of 20 feet to extend front, second, and third story deck to extend front, second, and third story deck. 34-611 echo1 echo for maximum lot
coverage for primary structure and required driveway of 49% in low of 35% to address existing nonconformities and to accommodate new additions at an existing single family home. >> Okay. As a reminder, each member of the public will be given three minutes to
speak when we open the public hearing. Does any board member have any expert communication? >> I've had none. I've had none. >> I've had none. >> And I've had none. Would the applicant please come forward to be sworn in and give their presentation? >> Please raise your right hand, state your
name and address. Can you turn your mic? >> There we go. >> Um, uh, state your name and address. >> Antonio Aguilera, 3126th Avenue South, Jacksonville Beach, Florida. >> Okay. Do you swear or affirm that the
testimony you're about to give in this matter is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God. >> Yes. >> Uh sir, were you going to testify as well? >> I'm going to um I'm as my name is Robert Gray at 5211 Pine Rocklands Avenue,
Lithia, Florida, 33547. My name is Robert Gray and I'm an architect and and and affiliated with Antonio. Uh, do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give in this matter is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So, help you God. >> Yes.
>> Thank you. >> Okay. Go ahead. >> Okay. You want me to introduce? Um, hello guys. Um, Antonio, his family, they bought a house that was built a couple years ago. It's a threetory. It's an elevator in the
middle to be able to get between the three floors. Um it's a a pretty tight size lot. It's um I'm sorry 50 by 70. It's a little bit of a trapezoid. It's a difficult um it's it's the house itself
is somewhat constrained small and the family they they're trying to improve their living space a little bit on the middle floor. So they wanted to expand the the uh the deck space to the front and that was all they were trying to accomplish. So, and that is why we're
asking for a 7 foot building, you know, front building line relief. And then, um, I was able to verify that if we had 49% lot coverage, we would be golden. So, we're trying to,
uh, um, improve the livabil the livability of it. And just mainly the second floor, the it's just a living space and there's almost no space outside. So, um, that's our goal and hopefully we, uh, we can talk to you about that.
>> Just to elaborate on that, uh, you know, >> just move up. >> Sorry, sorry. Sorry. Uh, just to elaborate on that, um, I have one sister-in-law that has nine kids. And so, uh, and my wife has two other siblings, so anytime we have a major family gathering, needless to say, it's
quite a packed house. So, the intention for the second floor extended balcony was essentially just a decompression space to just allow our entire family to be there and to just make it more of a livable home for us. I mean, you guys know how the market is now and you know,
we've looked at other options, you know, but this is really the best that we can do with what we have essentially. So, that's the intent of it. >> Is it going to be an extension of the deck or is it going to be an enclosed area?
Yeah. So, the only enclosed space that's extending is the ground level of the garage, and that's only because from a waterproofing standpoint, it's kind of helpful. There'll be a little bit of storage in the garage. They're not really going to um do much in the it's
still going to the way the cars work will be as similar. So, on the second and third floor, we have some covered deck and some sun deck. So there's nothing enclosed off the first floor. >> So it's not going to interfere with line of vision
from neighbors. >> So there's one neighbor to the west and the way everything's situated. We don't have any way of blocking their view. There's trees and things in way and I think uh Tony talked to them and they
don't have any um concern for this. So that's the only house that is, you know, near us. And everything else to the east of us doesn't have a problem that there's no chance for us blocking their view either. >> There's a large So on the on the western
side, there's a pre-existing just massive number of hedges or and and like palm trees. So I can't even see there right now, you know, just across or it's very difficult. >> Sorry. it there's an existing you know uh you know a high number of of you know
kind of palm trees and hedges and even now the visibility is very limited so I doubt they could see anything looking eastward from their home >> I would ask if uh you ask the people behind you but I know that's an Airbnb so uh
>> what's Oh to the south not going to matter >> I'm sorry to the norththeast >> to the north directly to the north Yeah. To the north I think is an Airbnb. Yes. >> Yeah. >> Are the railings going to stay the same for the property? You're going to change them out? >> Um, you know, I did a lot of due diligence
kind of just in the surrounding four to five block radius and you know, I've seen everything from what we currently have now to basically clear windows. And, you know, I would be completely fine keeping the way it is. For me, the main intent is just to get more space.
So it it's you know so whatever is cop aesthetic for the overall look of the house and you know I don't want anything that's going to stick out like a sore thumb because I you know I care about the value of it too. So won't be doing anything crazy with one minor comment. If you look at what I
submitted with you guys of what we have want to do from the front of the house the elevation it the front elevation really doesn't change in appearance. It's using the same shapes that are already on the house and just bringing some portions forward. So, we're trying to be as, you know, as not invasive
given every chance. That's kind of it. >> The point I'd like to clarify relative to what was posted, it what was posted reads as though the additions are only on the second and third floor. Is that correct? Or are you also extending the garage in the first floor? >> We're extending the garage.
um to let me make sure I'm saying this right. If you look at the second page I submitted, I'm basically pulling the exact garage forward seven feet to match what's
happening on the second floor deck. And it'll be there'll be a enclosed space below, but you wouldn't it from the look of the front, it's going to look exactly the same. And that was kind of the reason I pulled it forward was to not change the architectural style of
what's existing. >> Yeah. Because the debate or not debate but the question we were having is you know you know aesthetically what would look more copesthetic with the neighboring houses would if if you had just three support columns or if you just had an
extension out of the garage. And we ultimately felt that it would just look cleaner and look more copathetic if we just extended out the garage. would also help I think with in uh in terms of like the waterproofing as well. >> It's better structurally. So, it just
makes for a cleaner garage. So, we didn't really want to have the basically create a carport for the cars to drive under. So, it was it's a judgment call. If you have a heart burnover, I would understand, but I don't I don't think there's I think it's actually better this way. But, if there's concern for
it, please voice it. I wouldn't say concern, but it's definitely a consideration with regard to the visibility for street traffic and recognizing what was stated regarding uh landscaping. That's not really in our purview because that can come and go
pretty readily and easily and there are regulations around that the city looks at, not the board. Um, so I was just curious if from a street view you were still going to have that clearance. It's difficult to tell looking at the Google image that was provided from the satellite imagery, but it does sort of
appear um you know in passing looking at this image that the front line of the home would with the new addition still be aligned with the home adjacent on the west which would be on the curb. So, it
doesn't appear, you know, at least it's it's not obvious that that would reduce any ability of line of sight toward First Street for anybody driving down 26th Avenue headed west, which was the only element I'm trying to, you know, gauge a little bit better.
>> I think their house fronts to First Street and the way the the vegetation is, they're probably not even going to see our house during construction because it's blocked even in that to that extent. And it's also on the ground level that
you're that we're talking about. So, it's the least um you're not even gonna it's it's it's not going to block anybody's view because it's on the street. >> It's the most relevant to traffic is the consideration. Like if you're driving on 26th Avenue headed west and you're trying to gauge if there's a car coming
from the north, you would be able to see around that curve. And I'm trying to tell >> Oh, right. If the south edge of the home to the west of you already blocks that view. So, this really doesn't increase the disruption of of view of traffic. >> Yeah. So, just so I understand like if
you're going from from east to west on 26th Avenue and there's a car coming from south to north >> because uh it only goes one way on on First Avenue. Yeah. Yeah. So, uh it can only go south to north or Yeah. South to north. Yeah.
And there's a and there is a because the house on first street so you have effectively like 50 feet before you reach the corner. So I think that's also playing in our favor. >> Okay. Uh does anybody else have any questions for the applicant? >> Okay. I'm going to ask you to step back
please. Uh I'll now open the public hearing. Do we have any speakers cards? No. Uh, is there anyone in the audience who has not filled out a speaker card that wishes to speak? Okay. I will now close the public
hearing and bring the item back to the board for discussion. Is there a motion? I make a motion to approve BOA number 25-100090 based on the substantial competent evidence presented in the staff report and all relevant testimony presented at this hearing and that the motion meets
all the standards for the variance as outlined in section 34-572 of the Jacksonville Beach Land Development Code. >> Second. >> Okay, it's been moved and second. Uh any discussion? >> I think it's clearly an undersized lot. The standard lot dimension is 9,000 square feet and this is just over a
third of that. I think they're making use of the existing structure to a large degree. So, uh the 49% lot coverage is really just bringing something existing up to code. So, no, uh issue there readily available. Um, the only item
that I that I wanted to put the thought into, and I think we did this during the testimony and discussion, is if any disruption would be made from a traffic perspective if that first street or first floor was also extended. Um, based on the testimony provided, it seems clear First Street does only travel
south to north as that was presented. I do recall that being an accurate statement. Um, so this wouldn't disrupt their visibility around that corner for any traffic on that that road. So, I don't see any disruption there. So, clearly a hardship of an undersized lot.
>> Okay. Anyone else? >> Okay. Can we have a U roll vote? Roll call vote, please. >> John Morlin, >> yes. >> Matt Meds, >> yes. >> Douglas, >> yes. >> Curley,
>> yes. Uh, your request for variance has been granted. Thank you. >> Okay, moving along to the planning department report. >> Our next meeting will be January 6th and we have one um item on that and then we also have three new board members that
haven't been trained yet, but they should be at the January 21st meeting if we get them trained in time. >> Okay, great. Uh will we have enough people for the meeting on the 6th? >> Who's not going to be here? Ed, >> sorry, >> who's going to be missing? I haven't set the thing up yet.
>> I'll be here. I'll be here. Uh John will be missing. >> Yeah, John will be missing. >> So, Jeff, >> Jeff, he's still on, but he has work. So, I'm about to email Jeff and Laura just to make sure we have enough members. >> All right. Oh, Laura is still on, right? >> Yeah, Laura's still on.
>> Okay. Thank you. Uh, now it's my favorite courtesy of the Florida visitors. >> Anyone? Anyone? So before we enjoy adjourn I would just like to say thank you to John Morland
who has either spent 19 and a half years or 20 and a half years on this board and this is it. So I'm not authorized to say on behalf of the city so I can say on behalf of the board of adjustments thank you for your service. >> I enjoyed it.
>> Absolutely. >> Okay. That being said, we're journ