Summary This application is a request by Stacy Hall, PSM, of George F. Young, Inc., applicant and agent for Paul Elkins, property owner, for the approval of a final plat to revise a single lot within an existing subdivision (replat).
The subject property currently has one single family residential structure. The subject property is located east of County Road 235, west of NW 157th Street, along NW 118th Place at 16025 NW 118th Place in the Pilot Forest Subdivision.The proposed replat would not create any additional lots; it is intended to modify the building setbacks as the existing residence is encroaching on the setbacks as created by the approved subdivision plat. The proposed setbacks conform to current dimensional standards set forth in the City of Alachua Land Development Regulations. While the encroachment has rendered the building to be a non-conforming structure, real estate lenders have refused to issue any mortgages for the property because of the encroachment. According to the current property owner, this has made their property unsalable. The City did not initiate or require the initiation of this application.
The current platted building setbacks for this property are as follows: front, 40 feet; sides, 10 feet; rear, 40 feet. The new proposed building setbacks are: front, 40 feet; sides, 15 feet; rear, 20 feet. While the rear building setback will decrease by 20 feet, the side building setback will increase by 5 feet. The size of the building envelope (11,200 square feet) will not change as a result of this replat.
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