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F.W. Zeke Guilford, Esquire, Applicant, has filed an appeal to the Coral Gables City Commission from a decision of the Board of Adjustment at its regular meeting December 6, 2010, wherein it denied an application for variances for the property located at 4995 Hammock Lake Drive pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 2007-01, as amended and known as the "Zoning Code." (Board of Adjustment Vote: 5-2) (Deferred from January 11, 2011 Meeting)
The Applicant is appealing the decision made by the Board of Adjustment to deny the following variances related to the proposed new single-family residence.
1) Grant a variance to allow the single-family residence to have a lot coverage of (22.5%), nine thousand, one hundred and fifty square feet (9,150') vs. no single-family residence shall occupy more than (15%), six thousand, ninety-two square feet (6,092') of the ground area of the building site upon which the residence is erected, as allowed by Section A-56 (D) of the Coral Gables "Zoning Code."
2) Grant a variance to allow the proposed single-family residence to have a rear yard area ground coverage for accessory uses and structures of (7.4%), one thousand, ninety square feet (1,090') vs. a maximum rear yard area ground coverage for accessory uses and structures of (5%), seven hundred, thirty-three square feet (733') shall be permitted, as allowed by Section A-56 (D) of the Coral Gables "Zoning Code."