as we pledge allegiance to our flag. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation andice for all. >> Thank you. Uh, may we please have roll
call? >> Chairman Taylor >> here. >> Vice Chairwoman Van Deven >> here. >> Member Beckles >> here. >> Member Green >> here. >> Member Willis >> here. >> Very well. We have a full quorum for tonight. At this time, we're going to
turn this over to our city attorney as we have a new or swearing in for our new alternate member. Is that right? >> Yes. You He's going to be sworn in. You can go to the podium at this time. >> My eyes.
>> You can raise your right hand, please. >> Okay. I do so I, Nathan Emory Rothel, do solemnly swear to support, protect, and defend the Constitution and government of the United States and the state of Florida against all enemies, domestic and foreign. That I will bear true
faith, loyalty, and allegiance to the same. That I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution. that I will faithfully perform all duties of office of board of adjustment and appeals for the city of Titusville on which I'm about to enter. So help me God.
>> Thank you. >> That's it. >> Yes, that's it. >> Welcome. >> Painless. >> Well, I see you have a seat over there. That is good. >> Thank you. >> Um we hope to see you over time over and over. Well, not too often to taking
vacations up here. All right. So, glad to have you here. Thank you. Um, all right. Uh, next up is approval of the minutes. Uh, has everyone had a chance to look over the minutes from our
September 24th, 2025 minutes meeting? And do we have any corrections or uh, additions to make? I see none. So, may I have a motion on
the minutes, please? >> So, moved. >> Well, you got to make the motion first. >> Say, so you approve. >> I make a motion that we approve the minutes from the September 24th meeting. >> Very good. >> I second it. >> And I have a second. All those in favor,
please say I. >> I. Any opposed? >> None. Very well. >> Yeah. Right here. That's That's next. Okay. Uh have a little speech to read now. All persons who anticipate speaking
on any public hearing item must fill out an oath card to be heard on that gender it agenda item and sign the oath contained their own. These cards are located on the table near the entrance to the chamber council chamber or may be obtained from the recording secretary.
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with procedures adopted in resolution 24/1997. Those speaking in favor of a request will be heard first. Those opposed will be heard second and those who wish to make a public comment on an item may
speak third. The applicant may make a brief rebuttal if necessary. A representative for either side for or against may cross-examine a witness. Anyone who speaks is considered a witness. If you have photographs, sketches or documents you desire for the
commission to consider, you must submit they must be submitted until evidence and will retained by the city. Please submit such evidence exhibits to the recording secretary. So hopefully everyone that wishes to speak has filled out a card tonight and
you've turned it in. >> Yes, sir. >> Oh, I got thumbs up. That is good. You'd be surprised. Some people don't don't understand what I say. Okay. Um staff, have the uh two items up for tonight been properly advertised? >> Yes, chair.
>> All right. Good. And have any members visited or spoken to anyone in the public about either one of these items on the tonight's agenda? >> No. >> All right. My me either. I see no one there uh
has had any conflicts. So, um, we have no consent agenda. We have no old business. So, we're going to new business. So, staff, if you would enlighten us for variance number 20-2025 at 1525 Bunker Hill Court.
>> Thank you, chair. So, beginning on page nine of your packet tonight is the staff report and this is a variance request for land development regulations chapter 28 section 28306C to allow less than the required 20ft side corner setback and chapter 28
section 28391 G2 to allow less than the required 5-ft interior sideyard setback for a detached accessory structure for property located in the multifamily medium density zoning district at 1525 Bunker Hill Court as submitted by Barry
Halman, owner. Uh subject property is approximately 0.12 acres and the lot is a corner lot with approximately 52.67 linear feet of frontage along Bunker Hill Court and 92.82 linear feet of frontage along Powder Horn Place. And these dimensions
do meet the standards for the R2 zoning district. It is a half duplex residence constructed in 1981. And then um as always to start the powers of the BAA LDR section 34-226 states that the board shall grant a variance request when in the opinion of
the board of adjustment and appeals owing to special conditions the literal enforcement of such ordinance or regulations would do manifest injustice to or impose an unnecessary hardship upon the applicant. In order to authorize any variance to the provisions of such ordinance, the board must
consider the following criteria. A. special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure or building involved and which are not applicable to other land structures or building in the same zoning district. B. Special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. C. Granting
the variance requested will not confer upon the applicant any special privilege that is denied by the ordinance to other lands, buildings, or structures in the same zoning. D. The literal interpretation of the provisions of the ordinance would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zoning district
under the terms of the ordinance. E. The variance granted as the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable use of the land building or structure. F. The granting of variance will preserve the spirit of the ordinance and remain in harmony with its general purpose and intent. G and granting the variance of public safety and welfare
must be assured. and H in no case shall granting of a variance result in a change of use which would not be permitted in that zone. Now to the request, the applicant is requesting variances to the LDR to allow less than the required setbacks for a detached
accessory structure located at 1525 Bunker Hill Court. Uh the request includes a variance to chapter um 28 to allow less than the required 20ft side corner yard setback and a variance to allow less than the 5ft interior sideyard setback.
The applicant proposes to construct a 30 foot by 20 foot detached garage with a 10-ft side corner setback and zero foot interior sideyard setback. The property is part of the Veteran City unit 5 plat and is surrounded by R2 zoning with the
neighborhood consisting primarily of single family zones homes and split duplex or triplex units. Since the detached accessory provisions of the code do not specifically outline side corner setbacks, such structures required to meet the same standards that
are applicable to the principal buildings. In this case, the required side corner yard setback is 20 feet and the required interior sideyard setback is five feet. The lot front's Bunker Hill Court with a side corner along Powder Horn Place Culac and the rear
portion of the lot measures approximately 40.42 feet in width and the round with a round uh rounded side line along Powder Horn Place creates varying setback that measures about 10 feet at the narrowest point and increases outward along the curve. A 10-
foot public utility and drainage easement extends along the side lot line. The submitted concept plan does not show that the proposed structure encroaching into the easement. The garage would be located near the existing screen porch at the rear of the primary structure facing Powder Horn
Place with ingress and egress provided by a new driveway connection along that street. While the proposed garage is positioned behind the home and along the culdesac frontage in a matter that may be generally compatible with the surrounding development, the lot does not contain any unique physical conditions or circumstances that would
otherwise prevent compliance with the required setbacks. Staff are recommending denial of the variance to allow a requorary structure to be conduct constructed with a side corner yard setback of 10 ft instead of the required minimum of 20. And then staff are recommending denial
of the variance to allow a detached accessory structure to be constructed with an interior sideyard setback of zero feet instead of the required minimum of five. There are no special cons conditions or circumstances which exist that are peculiar to the land. The lot conforms to the R2 zoning district
dimension requirements and the literal interpretation of the code would not deprive the owner of rights commonly enjoyed by others in the same zoning district. And then if you would like the concept plan is going to be on page 20 of your agenda.
Um and so you can see the sketching of um towards the right of the page the 30 by 20 um outline with the zero foot set back at the front and then the 10 foot the 10 foot um the zero foot setback in the interior and 10 foot at the side
corner with the 10 foot kind of extending out as powder horn as the property expands along powder. >> Thank you. Uh Kim, could you come over here please to my computer? Okay.
>> Oh, the log out. But if you like the concept plan on 20 and then the maps that have an aerial of the property on 27 >> and that's all I have. I'm able I'm open for any questions. Okay. >> Do we have questions of staff over what
was presented so far? No, no questions for staff. Okay. All right, then I guess we will open it to the public for the public hearing. Do we uh have the applicant available? >> Barry Halman. >> Very good, sir. Would you please come up and give us your name and your address
for the record? Thank you. >> Thank you. My name is Barry Halman. My address is 3672 Powder Horn Place. I also own the property 1525 Bunker Hill Court. >> Could you tell us why you're wanting this?
>> Okay. Thank you. >> Variance and uh what you would like to >> I sent along and I had Tabitha I gave her some pictures which I hopefully you guys have also and I wanted to kind of explain the pictures. There's one
picture that has no vehicles in it. That's about how much room I would have to put in this garage with no variances. Um, the biggest thing is it's about 15 feet and I have classic cars that my
wife and I have that actually are longer than 15 feet. So, even at that with no variances at all, uh, wouldn't be able to wouldn't be feasible to put a car in it. Um there's also
um these two pictures that have the single car in with the red com red convertible top. That's my wife's MG. Um that shows that if it was in that area, it would kind of stick out over both
ends. And there's a third set of pictures where her car and my one car is. and it just about squeezes in even with the with the 10 ft off the one side and the
5ft off the other side. I think I can make it work, but it's going to be tricky putting putting all the the vehicles in. Um my wife and I are blessed. Uh we have a love for antique cars and classic cars, but uh we try to
use them for community outreach. We do a lot of things with our church, with our car club. Uh just things um Halloween we did trunk or treat at Crosswalk Community Church, but the other thing we did is we had a car show. We got people from our car club to come over, bring
classic cars over, allow the people to come and see them, see what they're like, bring back memories and everything else. Our car club, Dixie Cruisers, we're very active in the community. We go to retirement homes. We go to the We
just went to the uh rehab center over by Parish Hospital to be able to utilize our cars for that for those kind of things. Also, um there's a place in Merit Island we go and actually the residents that are living there, we
invite them down to go for drive rides around through the parking lot in the cars. It's a way of them recalling back from a long time ago. And um we try to do things that help the community. Uh we're
involved with uh Port St. John Baptist Church. We do project we do different activities there. Uh we do things like I say at Crosswalk Community Church. Um, one of the things in doing this variance and Tabitha and her staff has been
extremely helpful uh because my concern is not only there but the people in the neighborhood and yet we live in a culde-sac. One of the things that I did was I typed this out and I went to everybody in the culde-sac explaining
what I was trying to do and explaining why. The biggest thing is right now, just like last night with all the rain, my wife's car sat outside and during the middle of the rainstorm, I had to go get a big heavy piece of plastic to put over
top the car cover because the car covers here moving around, which damages the paint and the car. It also got water in it, which that's I I'll have to dry that thing out. Also, uh I'm we're trying to be good stewards of what God's blessed us with.
And one of the ways we could be good stewards is to have a building that we can store them in to keep them safe so we can keep on using them. Um, I looked into the fact of trying to do a rental
place here in Titusville where I could like store in uh in a garage area at rental property. and um everyone that I talked to said no, you can't you can't keep a car in there because of fire hazard and everything else. So, this is
why I'm trying to get this. Um the other thing is there's another paper there where I went to the person that lives in the other half of the duplex and explained to her what it was with that extra 5-ft variance that would be up
against the fence. She has no issues with it. she signed that paperwork that she's fine with that. Um, I'm I'm looking at putting the 30foot in there. Like I say, that's going to be it's going to be tight, but I'll I'll be able
to try to manage that. I actually when I talked to Tabitha and and started looking at everything I was I asked about 35 feet but that 10- foot drainage section because the way the culde-sac is
the further east you go the further in that area is and that 10-ft ease that 10-ft easement would go back to almost right where the 30t would be from the fence out.
So, this is why I'm asking for this. Um, hopefully I'll have a place where we can continue to, you know, keep our cars and have them stored and be able to use them for the community and for us. >> All right. Um, how tall would this
particular garage or how tall are you looking to be? >> I'm I've talked to several different companies. The first company I talked to suggested 12 feet because then I could put storage on the on the top u upper
deck like um and what they said was just like if you need anything if you want to store uh extra material and stuff like that you can do that. Okay. Have you talked to anyone in the building department to see if there's a
way to configure it with any other way without um without you know with without having to change the um what am I trying to say without encroaching on those setbacks.
>> I've I've looked at that and I've talked to Tabitha and several people. I've talked to construction people that that are in the business and concrete and everybody else and their big thing is because of the limit without any
restrictions without any variances. I've got 15 foot section to put a car in that's over 15t. And the only way to do that with any kind of feasibility would be to turn the car sideways and push it
into the into the area without without the variance. And that would be extremely difficult. And uh every everybody else says, "Well, the only other thing you can do is try to find a piece of property that's zoned
somewhere that you can put a garage in." The the other thing about that is my house is right there and and this way I can I can maintain it. I can keep an eye on it. I can make sure that that things aren't getting destroyed, things aren't
getting disrupted. >> Uh I have a question. >> Yes. >> You're proposing to put the uh shed in the back of the house >> in the backyard. >> How do you get your cars in and out of that shed? There there's an entrance off of Bunker Hill.
>> This is >> He'll He'll have to add a new driveway. He'll have to add a >> And like like I said with T when I talked to Tabitha, she asked about putting a off the road to put in a a shoulder to where going across the
sidewalk. And if I need to do that, I'll do that. I've already talked to the um concrete guy that's going to do the that would do the concrete work and he said there'll be no problem putting that in. Be >> Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> So, where's the garage door? >> The garage door will be facing Powder Horn. Yeah. >> Well, >> there there's the a gate there to go in, but then you can go right in the door to
the to the garage. >> Is this a garage or a carport? >> Garage. >> It's going to be enclosed. >> It's It's going to be closed. We had I had looked before >> about putting in a carport at on my property where I where my wife and I
live at 30 3672 Powder Horn. And the problem with that is I'm in a I'm in the middle of the triplex. So you've got that easement on both sides and and that was kind of that's that's how I first approached it. tried to put a carport in
there, but even then you get crosswinds and everything else and makes it a little difficult. I ended up the last time we had a major hur well any hurricane's major. I went through hurricane Andrew any hurricane's major.
Um I ended up having to go borrow a trailer to put cars in during the last hurricane so that they try to keep them from getting damaged. trying to trying to take care of what we have. >> Are there any other questions?
>> See, I guess I'm not seeing something right. You say it's in the back, but from what I'm seeing, it's in the front. >> No. No. >> No. The side the side is going to be off bunker. So, on page uh 27 is going to be the aerial. Um and that might help a
little more than that survey. The survey gets a little muddled. Um, so on the aerial on 27, you can see kind of the highlighted uh property area. The front of the home is on Bunker Hill. That's
the regular driveway for the the residence itself. Um, this would be in that back portion along Powder Horn where that open grassy area is behind the property behind the screen porch >> or to the back of the building. Um and
then just to um point with the question earlier regarding a way to configure it without the variances the side corner setback because we don't have that outlined in the detached accessory structures has to be with the primary. So it's definitely more restrictive than
what the detached accessories have in general. Um so with the to not have a variance he would have to meet a 20 foot um side corner setback for along Powder Horn Place which with this the the back of that lot being 40 ft it would allow
for a maximum of 15 ft for the garage. Uh any other questions or thoughts? >> Have you uh discussed the requirements for fire resistance for the building uh because you're putting the property the building directly on the property line?
There's a one-hour minimum fire resistant requirement associated with that. I that I have not I I know that the company that I I've talked to a couple different companies. Unfortunately, the first company that I dealt with
was less than helpful and I end up having to break ties with them. I have dealt I have talked to a couple different companies locally that this is all they do and trying to make sure of what all has to be done. Um, I know one thing that the one guy told me is, you
know, you're going to have, I think he said, three fire extinguishers in the building just because of, you know, how how large the building is, but that's the only thing that I I know that I have addressed. >> You will hear more details from the building official once you apply. There
some very specific building code requirements if if the board chooses to approve the the variance. >> Okay? >> Just be aware of that. And the other question I had for staff actually was is there a um
overall lot coverage issue here? >> No sir. So I did the calculations on the lot coverage and the 50% for the detached accessory structures to see if any additional variances would need to be requested with this and um they meet everything because of that larger open
side area along Powder Horn. Um it enables their the lot coverage to be met with the addition of this if it were to be approved. >> I see. And um total linear footage
side to side for total driveways. >> The maximum it's 24 ft for residential. I had the building department and the city engineer kind of review this to see if there was anything that they might flag as something that couldn't be done because I didn't want him to request the variance potentially get approved and
then not be able to put in a driveway and they had no um no issues. >> Okay, very good. >> Thank you. That was good information. Thank you. Uh any other questions of this
applicant? Thank you very much, sir. appreciate your time >> and is there anyone else to speak on this? >> No sir. >> Very well. Then we will close the public hearing part. Thank you sir.
>> Okay. Bring us back for further questions of staff or communication among ourselves to thought about thoughts on this. I'm very sympathetic to the cause and to the
thought of collecting vehicles as I did myself and but I have a hard time finding the hardship. That's kind of where I am at this point. I'm torn on this one. um looking at it,
hearing the discussion, I would I'd waver towards the no. But the fact that the man went around to all of his neighbors and asked for their permission and they signed off on it, uh that's a good thing. Uh the fact you have a zero lot line, what you're asking for is a
zero foot setback on the north property line is is very concerning. And then if if I may, um I did split I would ask when you do make your vote that you do them individually. That way in case it was one or the other, however
you would like um they are split. So to make two motions in a sense for this >> any other questions or comments from anyone else? Excuse me. We can't hear on the record what's being discussed. Please with the line.
>> Yeah. >> Speak up again. >> I said when she said that she split it. I'm thinking for the recommendations that you split the recommendations to if we wanted to approve the um 10 feet
instead of the required minimum and then deny the zero instead of the five. Is that what she was referring to? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> So, you can do one but not both or one. You could I'm just saying when you when you do the when you make your motions um a motion for to rule on the side corner setback for the 10 and then a motion to rule on the interior sideyard setback for the zero. That way in case it is one
or the other, we just it's a clearer thing. If it's no to both or yes to both, however, but if it's one or the other, that way it's very clear with what's on record for side corner this make the motion and then interior sideyard as a separate.
>> So, it's two really two separate issues for us to consider. >> Yes. >> For both. >> Yes, ma'am. All right, stop. Maybe >> maybe I'm confused. This drawing that we have shows, I guess you would say west side
as a five foot setback and you're saying we need 10 or easement. >> Thank you. So the um the west side is the rear of this property
>> that for detached accessory structures has a 5- foot setback requirement. So it meets it. So the variance is not for that west section. It's also out of that PUD. So there's nothing that needs for any kind of easement vacation or anything like that. So we are um so
along Powder Horn Place on the south that's going to be your 10- foot um the request for the 10- foot side corner setback and then to the north the right edge along there the zero foot is is the other the interior side.
>> Okay. So what we're looking on these is the north and the south. >> Yes, sir. And if we don't agree to the the in other words, if we shrunk it, the north would have a minimum of five
feet. Also, if we >> So, if if you were to not approve the variance for the north, the applicant would be subject to a 5-ft interior sideyard setback. >> Okay. That would shrink the garage down to a 25 by 20. That correct?
>> Yes, sir. If you were to approve the >> If we were to approve it, >> uh, permission to open the public hearing back to speak to the applicant. All right, sir. Would you come back up, please?
>> Yes. >> Thank you. I have another question since now I'm pretty >> reading what it says. Could you live with a 25x 20 placement instead of a full 30 in depth?
>> The the depth of it is is where the crucial end of it is. If I can only do 25 ft. Um I that would make it a little bit more a little bit more difficult than the than
the 30t. If it's 30 feet, I could probably angle cars in to be able to get two cars in. That's That's why I asked for the extra five feet. >> So, how many cars are you wanting to put in this garage? I'm seeing two.
>> Three. There's actually three. >> There's a third. >> There's a third one, but it isn't right now. It's down at the body shop getting fixed and painted. But if if is all I can have is 25 ft. Um I'll
it'll be it'll just be another challenge and and have to try to you know be creative sometimes. I guess the biggest thing is like I say the biggest thing is our biggest my biggest enemy is weather.
>> Yes. between the rain and the wind and everything else and and trying to and and here we are. We live in Florida. Um and but you know that's that's my biggest thing. I want to protect what we have. >> So you're saying with 30 ft you're able
to stack two cars. I >> I'm able to stack two cars. Um you kind of put them in instead of going straight in one behind the other. You could angle the cars in slightly and they and should be able to do it that way. Oh, okay.
>> Because of the 20 foot width. >> Okay. Any other questions? Yes. Here we are. >> How long have you had three the three vehicles? >> I think um Mustang was two years.
the for um the Mustang we just got two years ago. The MG we've had for three years and the Falcon we've had for three years. >> Okay. How long have you lived there?
>> Um I've been there 18 years. My wife has been there almost 30 years. Um, it was one of those things I joke I tell everybody I was forced to move to Titusville because there's this woman. I
got tired of driving my motorcycle from Homestead to Titusville back and forth. So, I I got rid of my job down there and came up here. But, yeah, she's been in she's been there a lot longer than I have. >> Any other questions? >> Thank you very much. Appreciate you
coming back up. All right. So now I have a clear understanding what the breakdown is here and why it was broken down into two parts. Sorry at home I didn't understand that but I didn't bother you. Uh do I
have a motion of any kind from anyone? We'll look at the first one there. than the first variance there. We'll break it down into that part about the uh 10 ft instead of 20 ft setback that's
from the road to the building. >> Mr. Chairman. Yes, sir. >> Um, the only motion I can make would be to deny both variance requests and I'll hold back off on that unless somebody wants to make a different type
of motion. There it is. Uh motion to deny variance number 23-2025 in its entirety. >> Second the motion. >> Okay, we've had a motion and a second for the entirety. >> Do we have a reason?
>> Huh? >> Why he's denying it? >> Okay. Why? You have to state why you're denying it, sir. >> Yes, you do. >> Yes. and >> I should have visited the site, but uh I think it's out of character. I've seen
these metal buildings pop up. Um >> and I don't think anyone else has it's a tight site and I feel for the man. >> Mr. Green, sorry. If you for the denial the the criteria that's in the powers of the BAA um that was read at the
beginning, you'd cite one of those for the reasons for the denial. Well, we can always go with special cons conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. That's that would be the lot configuration.
>> In addition, staff has outlined um the reasons for the denial uh identifying the criterias if that's so assist the board. Yeah, they it also in our page uh 11 you can see that there's additional
recommend for no special conditions. Well, I'll agree that there are no special conditions or circumstances which exist that are peculiar to this land. Period. >> That cover it. Is that going to work? >> That's fine. >> Okay, that works. Okay.
You want your paper back? Okay. We've had a motion and we've had a second. >> We'll have roll call, please. >> Chairman Taylor, >> yes. >> Vice Chairwoman Van Deven, >> yes. >> Member Beckles,
>> yes. >> Member Green, >> yes. >> Member Wheelis, >> yes. >> I'm sorry, sir, but it looks like it's just not going to work. Thank you for trying, but I know you tried to work it out best you could, but it just didn't work out for us today.
Okay. Thank you. All right. Uh, next item is I lost my page already. I did. Here we go. Okay. Staff, we have variance number 20-2025.
uh a partial with a long ID number. Tell us tell us about that please. >> Yes sir. Thank you chair. So the variance request is to land development regulations chapter 28 section 28-321C to allow less than the required 50- foot front yard setback, less than the
required 50ft rear yard setback, less than the required 25- ft interior sideyard setback for a primary structure, and to exceed the required 20% maximum building coverage for a property located in the general use zoning district with parcel ID number
22-35-05-0000-93. three as submitted by Daniel Gable, owner. The subject property is an unplatted lot with approximately 111 ft of frontage along Hillrest Avenue in a total area of about.35 acres. These dimensions do not
meet the minimum 3 acre lot area or 200 foot lot width required under the general use zoning district standards. It's current a vacant lot powers a baa as stated earlier. So the excuse me one second.
So the applicant is requesting a variance to the LDR chapter 28 section 28-321 to allow reduced setbacks and increased building coverage from those required in the general use GU zoning district for the construction of a single family dwelling. Specifically,
the request seeks to permit a 30 foot front yard setback where 50 is required, a 15 foot interior sideyard setback along the north property line where 25 ft is required, and a rear yard setback ranging from 10 feet at the narrowest
point to 25.2 feet at the widest point where 50 feet is required. In addition, the applicant is requesting a variance to exceed the maximum building coverage of 20% with a proposed concept plan indicating approximately 25% building coverage within the GU
portion of the property. The subject property is an unadressed vacant parcel located along Hillrest Avenue approximately.3 acres in size. Now, the parcel contains two zoning designations, general use and open spa space and
recreation with the O portion of the property encompassing a wetland area. Split zoning appears to have existed since the parcel's creation. The front portion of the property was administratively reszoned from single family medium density or R1B to GU in
1993, which rendered the lot non-conforming under the current GU standards. The GU zoning district establishes significantly larger dimensional requirements, including a minimum lot area of 3 acres and a minimum lot width of 200 feet and greater setbacks because they're
intended for larger tracks of land. The applicant is proposing to construct a single family residence on the upland portion of the site outside of the O area. Given the parcel's limited size and configuration, there is no feasible way to develop the property in compliance with the dimensional
standards that the GU um district without variances. The proposed setbacks and building coverage would allow for reasonable residential development while maintaining a scale and character consistent with the surrounding single family properties. And so with that, staff are recommending approval of the
variance request to allow a single family residence to be constructed with a front yard setback of 30 feet instead of the required minimum of 50. Approval of the variance to allow a north interior side setback of 15 feet instead of the required minimum of 25. Approval
of a rear yard setback ranging from 10 feet at the narrowest point to 25 feet at the widest instead of the minimum required of 50. and to approval of the maximum building coverage of approximately 25% instead of the permitted maximum of 20. In granting the
variance, the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant. The limited lot size and configuration within the general use zoning district creates a hardship as there's no feasible way to develop the property for a single family residence in compliance with the current dimensional standards. Approval of the
requested variances would not confer any special privilege upon the applicant that is denied by others lands, building or structures within the same zoning district. And for your um to see on the plan is on page 43 of your
staff report. That'll have the kind of plot plan outline. It's more towards the bottom. I know that's a larger file. Um, but if you scroll down a little bit, you'll see the buildable area, um, the zoning difference in the lot lines and the setbacks that are being proposed.
And then, um, if you'd like to see the different zoning configurations, how there's two zoning districts, um, that would be on page 51 of your packet. And that is all I have. I know you weren't here and you don't have the history, but were there any
notes anywhere as to why this part was did change from R1 to GU? >> None. So, I dug into all of the old files when everything was administrative reszoned in 93. This one parcel went
from R1B, which the surrounding districts, you can see on the zoning map, has R1B completely surrounding it, and it changed to GU. No notes. I'm not sure. I know. Um we look through the minutes. We look through everything and I'm I'm unable to
provide any clarification on it. I was not able to find any. >> Richard, do you have any insight? the uh actually yes some of the reasonzonings uh to this general use classification had to do with the o how
to address the o and when they showed up in in residential neighborhoods that were already planned. So I don't wasn't necessarily the correct thing to do but that's what we wound up with. So >> yes sir >> it's uh I think it's incumbent on us to
make it work for them. This is not the first time we've had from 93 some issues with >> Yeah, I understand. If if it had have been the R1B, I don't think we would be here maybe for the 110 foot rear yard setback because with the different
zoning districts, we take setbacks from the zoning lines, not the property lines. So, um that also creates an additional constraint. >> Okay. I believe ultimately they decided that the O designation should be an overlay as opposed to a separate zoning
classification. >> We do have it as a separate zoning classification right now. That is what it is. So I'm not sure >> any other questions of staff or comments to staff about this. All right. Seeing none, we'll open up
the public hearing part. And may we have our first card, please? >> Dan Gable. >> Welcome, sir. You would give us your full name and address for the record, please. >> Yeah. Yes. Hello. My name is Daniel Richard Gable. I currently live at 5517
Kathy Drive, Titusville, Florida. >> All right. >> All right. Well, first of all, thank you uh for uh hearing my application uh this evening. Uh so again, like I said, my name is Dan Gable. I've been a Titusville resident for 18 years and uh
I love Titusville. I I came back from the war and settled here, right? U an aerospace worker and uh um yeah, so what I'm essentially looking to do is I'm essentially looking to build a single one single family residential uh house
uh on on this lot I own. Um I want to build it in the like and kind to the neighborhood. I'm not asking for anything out of the ordinary for the neighborhood. Again, the administrative zoning uh that was presented uh back in 93 does create a hardship as well as the
wetlands uh there. I've looked at every other configuration to try and fit it within that and I don't see a way to possibly do uh that. So, for the reason of the hardship because of the zoning, the reason of the hardship because of the wetlands, I'm asking for a a
moderate building um uh buildable zone to be able to again put a a single family residential structure that is um in line with the neighborhood. Um, one thing there was a there was a question from the staff that came up uh
about uh um some um power lines. Uh and uh those are being sunken. So that that that question should go away. Um we believe we have enough for the driveway regardless, but uh if that comes up in the notes, I believe we should be um should be covered there either which
way. Was that an issue >> to clarify? Um, one of the because all variances go out to all departments for review and one of the questions there is a lift station at the front of this property, not on not on their property
but along the roadway. Um, and there was a question of if the driveway would be able to move because it's a there's a power line, a small lift station, and if the driveway would be able to be feasible. Um so again had the city engineer take a peek at it and building department to see if there was anything
that they had. Um no concerns. Um the power line would be to the more north section. Um so the applicant's just stating that the power line should be going underground. Um but the question from staff was more about the lift station and that is there's no concerns
there. >> Not an issue then. All right. Uh questions of the applicant. your lights on, sir? You okay, sir? >> That was quick. >> Yes, sir. >> Do you have uh some s significant
elevation changes on your lot? >> Uh so, yes. Yes, sir. Uh obviously, in the O range, it uh slopes back off into wetlands. So, again, the proposed building uh is is in the uplands in the general use and will not uh will not be
impacted by by the wet or will not impact the wetlands. Sure. >> So, you're not having to do any fill on this part of the property to raise the house? >> Uh, I haven't uh I haven't evaluated or I haven't had my engineer evaluated just
to make sure we have a uh can tap into the to the uh u what is it? The sewer. We need to have the the slope. So, I need to have them look at that, but I I'm not aware of any at this time. >> Any other comments, questions?
Very good, sir. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Do we have another card? >> No, sir. >> Y'all don't want to talk to us? We're hurt. Oh, all right. Well, seeing no other cards,
we'll close the public hearing part and bring it back for discussion or motion, either one. And I will ask this question. It's broke down into four pieces. Should we decide we want to do
approve it? We don't have to. >> No, sir. You can just approve as requested if you'd like. >> Good. Thank you. >> Just making sure. >> Any other comments? >> Yes, sir. >> I believe staff did an excellent job of
analyzing the scenario and making appropriate recommendations. >> All right, sounds good. Any other comments? I I As long as the house fits in character with the neighborhood, I don't think you plan on building a
threetory or anything big. >> No, sir. >> No big monster. Okay. That would be out of proportion. All right. Well, seeing no other comments, do I have a motion of any type? Um, I have a motion uh on variance
number 24-2025 parcel ID 22350093 to approve the uh variance in its entirety as specified in the agenda. >> I have a motion. Do I have a second?
>> I'll second the motion. I have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? Not seeing any. May we have roll call, please? >> Member Beckles? >> Yes. >> Member Green? >> Yes. >> Member Wheelis? >> Yes. >> Chairman Taylor?
>> Yes. >> Vice Chairwoman Ben Deven? >> Yes. >> Well, congratulations. You >> I'm sure you'll have fun with the building department later, but uh so congratulations. Thank you
>> for coming in. Uh, do we have any petitions or requests from the public that wishes to speak? Still nothing. Okay. Reports. >> You're free. You're free to go if you want. >> Oh, well,
>> you can stay if you just want to listen. >> No reports. Just hope everyone enjoys their holidays, had a good Thanksgiving, has a good Christmas, and um, happy new year. >> We'll be back on the regular January schedule. regular January schedule. As of this time, I do not have any, but
because of the change, we still have a couple weeks before that because they need to submit by the end of December. >> Okay. But so it has to be in by the end of December. Is what you say? >> Yeah, I think it's a 26th or something like that. But yeah, we don't have any at this time. >> Okay. >> There is still time.
>> That's good news, too. All right. Uh, anything else from the attorney? Uh, no, not at this time. Thanks. Well, >> thank you. Glad to have you with us now. >> Thank you.
>> Uh, staff members, I mean, members of the board, anything just welcome to our new city attorney and to our new alternate member. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Happy holidays. >> Nothing. Okay. Well, I wish everybody a
happy merry Christmas and we look forward to ending this year on a high note here and uh see you next year. All right, we're journed.