You guys ready? >> Good evening. You're attending a session of the City of Jacksonville Beach Board of Adjustments. The Board of Adjustments meetings are quasi judicial in nature. All decisions of the board will be based on competent, substantial evidence, including
testimony provided in this meeting. Any person who is not an applicant or agent that wishes to speak will need to fill out a speaker card located on 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 cell phones. Can we have a uh roll call, please? >> John Morland >> here. Owen Curley
>> here. >> Jeff Troular, >> Matt Betts >> here, >> Lauria Tyranny, >> Douglas St >> here. >> Okay. Uh, next on our agenda is the approval of minutes. We have the, uh, board minutes from October 7th, 2025. Is
there a motion? >> I move. >> Second. >> Okay. So, move to second it. All in favor of approving the minutes. I >> opposed. Okay. The minutes have been approved. Uh, do we have any correspondence? No, no, no correspondence. No. Okay. No
correspondence. No old business. On to the new business. Can we call our first case, please? >> The board calls case number BOA825-100080. Property address 60815th Avenue South. Motions to consider sections 34-612
echo1 Charlie 3 for a rear yard setback of 20 feet in lie of 30 feet to extend the rear of the dwelling in order to construct a master bedroom at an existing family home located at property address 6085th Avenue South. >> 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 exparte 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. >> Lori Dukens, 60815th Avenue South, Jacksonville Beach, Florida. >> 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. >> I do.
Please. >> Um, uh, as I mentioned, I want to do a variance on the setback. Um, I'm the hardship is I'm pre-existing non-conforming lot like most Orange Jacks Beach. It's only 6,200 square feet. And, uh, secondly, my house is
only a two-bedroom, two-b house. I still work. I use remotely. I use the second bedroom as my office. Recently, my son had to move back home. He is doing a career change. He's going back to school getting his masters perhaps his doctor. who's going to work with autistic children, so he's going to be here for
several years. Um, I need another bedroom. I just don't have one for him. So, I wanted to build a master bedroom on the back. Um, and this was the least costly, the smallest way to do to add it. Uh, and the least invasive on the neighborhood. Um, at the way that we
I've got it sketched out in the back, you'll see that on the back of the plan. Uh, there are no windows on the back. So, there's no there's no sight into the any neighbor any lots behind me. Um, the only windows would be the window directly to my neighbor to my left and
directly to my neighbor to my right. And I am on corner lot. So, there is a street between us on one and a fence on the other. And actually, both have fences. >> Okay. Um, did you talk to your neighbors about this? >> Uh, I talked to a couple of the neighbors and they approved and I think
one is here to disagree. >> Okay. All right. Uh, does any board members have any questions? >> Can you tell us a little bit about the front of the home? I'm looking at the the survey and just want to confirm. It looks like in the front there there may be a public walkway and how that relates
to your property and in the back there may be a sort of a public access road. On the back how that relates to your property. >> There there is a 10-ft ement on the back. So um you know it's a pretty there's already an easement right there. Um so on the front there is a sidewalk on the front which is not halfway goes
through goes through half the yard. Uh there's only four feet in the front that I could my first goal was to extend the garage. The builder said you can't do that. You can you only have four feet in the front, so we can't use the garage. You're going to have to go back or go up. Um, but we're not altering the front
of the house other than maybe putting in pavers and residing the house. When all this is finished, I'm going to resside and landscape the home, but um, so it should be a nice addition of an improvement for the neighborhood, but we're really not making any changes to the front.
>> Thank you. >> Any other questions? Okay, ma'am. You could step back, please. Uh, I will now open the public hearing. Do we have any speakers cards? >> We do. Uh, we have a speaker card for
Bunny Hil, address 53116th Avenue South. >> Hey there, please raise your right hand. State your name and address. Bunny Hoy, 5316th Avenue South. >> 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 to help you, God? >> I do. >> Thank you. My only opposition on this is drainage. We have bad drainage on 16th Avenue South and Sixth Street. Recently,
Sixth Street was redone for the third time, which caused further drainage problems. We've always had drainage problems on 16th Avenue, South, and Sixth Street. Uh, so I'm wondering where when the
setback happens, when they build, where's this drainage going to go? Are we going to Is it g I mean, we're already having a problem in the yard, so I'm wondering where the water's going to go. I don't know if the builder has put anything in the plans to maybe drain it
out to 15th Avenue South since I think I think there are curbs out there uh if I'm correct. And the only other thing I have is privacy. However, Mrs. Dugan and I talked and she did state as she told you that there were no windows on there
were not going to be any windows on the south side. So, privacy was an issue for me, but drainage is the biggest issue. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any more speaker cards? >> No.
>> Any correspondents? Would the applicant please uh come forward if you would like and address uh the concerns of Miss Oil? >> Sorry, the microphone is muted. >> You got it. I appreciated her concerns.
I've lived there for uh eight years, seven years, eight years, excuse me, eight years now. And I've never had a drainage problem in my yard. So, I'm not quite sure what she's talking about. Um I'm the other side of 16th. I'm on 15th. So, and I've never had a any water,
standing water in my yard, but maybe my yard's higher than hers. I don't know. >> Any questions based on that? Okay, you could step back. >> Okay. Uh, I will now, uh, close the public hearing and bring the item back
to the board. Is there a motion? >> I make a motion to approve BOA number 25-100080 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 a variance as
outlined in section 34-572 of the Jacksonville Beach Land Development Code. Second. >> Okay, it's been moved and seconded. Any discussion? >> Um, one of the board members had a concern with the um side setbacks. Yeah. Um, after reviewing with staff, um, since
they're not encroaching on that side and they're still staying consistent with how the house is already is, they're able to keep the nonconformity as long as they're not expanding into it or doing anything into it. >> Thank you. Um I would say the lot uh as
presented by the staff is unique in that it is a corner corner lot. It has an existing structure uh with with existing nonconformities to be addressed. Um appreciate the personal situation that the resident is in but we'll highlight as a board we will consider the lot as
itself uh independent from the ownership or current circumstance. That being said, uh, as indicated by the applicant, the request here is for a rear yard setback. The request is in a 10-ft increment. On the back of that lot
is an easement of 10 ft. So, consistent with the distance expected for most rear yards, that would remain a privacy buffer from the rear neighbor. Um, so in that regard, this lot is unique and that the setback request is not as big of a
reach. Also, as a corner lot, there is a bigger requirement on a sideyard setback than a typical lot, which further restricts the applicant's ability to extend the property in multiple directions. Additionally, if you look at the front yard, there's a sidewalk for
public walkway across the yard that comes quite deep toward the front of the property, which would further restrict the applicant's uh potential use of the front of the property without engaging the public in uh undesirable fashion. All of that stated and consistent with
stack staff recommendation. I'd like to acknowledge the concerns from the public regarding uh drainage. I definitely appreciate that cir circumstance. I live in a nearby area within South Jack Beach. It is a hill. Water runs down the
hill from the sixth block to the fifth block. It runs down on the majority of the blocks. The sewer access is on fifth. So that does end up being a low point. Uh in this circumstance, the request being uh addressed is not regarding drainage. The drainage as
outlined in the code is specific to a 50% lot coverage. the applicant would remain below that lot coverage. From a drainage perspective, uh, as a board member, I I don't feel confident in voting. Specific to that is that's not a variance request. That's currently what's being requested sits within the
existing code and the building department would inspect any building uh with regard to the water runoff plan that has to be uh part of that bill. All of that considered, I would suggest that we uh approve based off of the uh items
that we have to consider and the recognition that this is a unique lot with the easement on the rear of the lot and the constraint relative to being a corner lot on the sideyard and existing non-conformities of the structure. Uh, I
I would just add that I I appreciate um Miss Oily coming to speak to us today about her concerns and uh that area flooding is is always a concern in that area. Um, but given the size of the existing wooden deck that's going to be
partially removed to accommodate this and the inconsistenc or the the non-conforming nature of the lot and u and everything that Matt just said, I I think that this is not going to be one
of those situations that contributes um greatly um to the flooding. And um I think that there is uh still plenty of earth to absorb the water there um between
that that's going to remain. Anybody else? I think Matt's analysis was thorough and yeah, I I >> Okay, can we get a vote, please? >> John Morland, >> yes.
>> Matt Mets, >> yes. Douglas D. >> Yes. >> Owen Kurley. >> Yes. Your request for variance has been approved. >> Okay. Can we call the next case, please? >> The board calls case number BOA25-100081.
Property address 620 South Lower 8th Avenue. Motions to consider 34-612 Echo1 Charlie 3 for a rear yard setback of 28.9 ft in lie of 30 ft minimum. 34-612 echo1 Charlie 3 for a rear yard covered
lenai setback of 19.6 feet and low of 20 feet minimum 34-612 echo1 echo for 40.4% primary structure and require driveway lot coverage in 35% maximum to demolish current garage and
construct a new single family dwelling at property address 620 South Florida 8th Avenue. >> Okay. Uh, just 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 exparte communication? >> I've had none.
>> I've had none. >> I've had none. >> 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. >> Trevor Moody, 1634 Benton Drive South. >> Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in this
matter is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help you God. >> I do. Okay, go ahead, sir. >> All right. Thank you for seeing this today, uh, board adjustments. So, I am a purchaser of a lot that had an existing
twocar derelict garage on 620 Lower 8 South. Um, since then, we got a building or a demo permit. We tore down the garage. It was infested with termites. The roof was caving in. It was attached to a previous lot. The homeowner subdivided it before I bought it and
then I bought it off the market. So, we are looking to build a two-story house on that lot. It is a non-conforming lot at 5,000 square feet. I believe the RS2 requirements for that is 7,000 square ft or 6,000, one of the two. But, it's a 50
by 100 lot, so it's very difficult to squeeze any sort of house in there with a twocar garage. We looked at uh doing uh permeable pavers. We got some bids on doing that to try to reduce the total lot coverage. The bid came in about four times more expensive than doing concrete
out to the roadway. So, we had to put the variance in for that. We also explored moving the house forward, but then that would encroach into the front yard setback to meet the rear yard setback. So, it seemed like the least obtrusive option is just maintain the front yard setback, maintain the
sideyard setbacks, and then I believe we still have what 28.9 ft to the rear of the yard where 30 feet required. Okay. Uh, any questions? Oh, have you talked to the neighbors about this? >> I have. I've talked to the adjacent neighbor right next door. He's a former
paratrooper, sniper. Great guy. Lived there for a while. Glad to see the derelict garage being torn down. Talked to lady across the street. She's very happy that the garage is getting torn down. Didn't want homeless people staying in the garage, you know, since it was not attached to the previous lot
where the old lady lived before. So, the neighbors I've spoke to are very happy with it and they're seeing progress in the neighborhood. >> Okay. >> Any questions? >> Questions? Okay. You can step back. >> All right. >> Do we have any speakers cards? >> None.
>> Uh, any correspondents? >> No. >> No. >> Okay. I will now uh 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 25-100081 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 our variances outlined in section 34-572 of the Jacksonville Beach Land Development Code. >> Second. >> Okay, let's move and seconded. Any discussion? >> As the applicant stated, it's an
undersized lot. He's got 5,000 square feet on what a minimum would be 6,000 square feet. Uh the setback requests are very minimal within roughly a foot in either direction and the primary structure request at 40.4% still is below what you would get if the lot was
6,000 ft in terms of square foot coverage. I think that that meets all the conditions that we would typically review. >> I agree. >> Anybody else? >> Okay. Uh can we have a roll call, please? Vote.
Matt Matz, >> yes. >> John Morlin, >> yes. >> Douglas Dow, >> yes. >> Owen Curley, >> yes. >> Okay. Your request for variance has been approved. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Uh, planning department report. >> Um, next meeting is November 4th. We
don't have any um items on that one. Possibly we might have one on November on 18th from the one that got deferred. We didn't see them today um due to them not meeting with us to come talk to them on the 4th. So maybe we're still wait on the response for the 18th. Other than
that, um we're pretty free unless something new comes in. >> Next meeting was supposed to be November 4th and then the one after that was supposed to be November 18th and the next one after that is two weeks from that date. So like December 2nd or something.
>> So we're definitely meeting on the 4th or No. >> Oh no, we're not. >> No fourth. 18th is tentative. By the end of the week should know if you're going to meet on the 18th. Other than that, um the next meetings are um December. >> Okay. But >> Oh, no problem. It looks like nothing's
been really coming in anyway. So, it looks like our next meeting might be in January. >> Kind of slowing down, but >> yeah, that's >> Oh my gosh. Okay. Uh all right. And now my favorite courtesy of the Florida visitors.
Anyone? >> Anyone? >> Ber. Buler. Okay. >> Uh, >> that's right. Yes. Uh, even the police officer falls all asleep. They refuse to come. Um, okay. Is there a motion to
adjurnn? >> I make a motion to adjurnn. Second. Okay. So, move second. All in favor? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you all.