Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting: septiembre de 2026

09.08.2026 BOA Agenda Packet

The document is a Highlands County Zoning Board of Adjustment agenda and staff reports for a September 8, 2026 meeting, covering two variance requests. BOA 2014: Matthew and Ginger Jones request a 1.6-foot variance to allow a 5.9-foot side setback instead of the required 7.5 feet, to add a pool enclosure to an existing concrete deck and pool at 3443 Rhododendron Road, Lake Placid, FL 33852, on a 0.49-acre parcel (Parcel ID C-21-36-29-170-3870-0120). The recommended action is approval. BOA 2015: Green Group Development, LLC requests a 6-foot variance to allow a 9-foot corner yard setback instead of the required 15 feet, to construct a new single-family dwelling on a 0.16-acre parcel (Parcel ID C-18-34-29-110-0020-0150) at Ramona Ave, Sebring, FL. The recommended action is approval. The document also includes minutes from a June 9, 2026 meeting, which include a decision on BOA 2004 (Hicoria Sand Mine) to continue the hearing to a date uncertain, and a decision on BOA 2012 (Yshetta Holden) to approve a 2.25-foot variance. No decisions are recorded for BOA 2014 or BOA 2015 in this document; they are scheduled for the September 8, 2026 hearing. Public comment sentiment is recorded for the June 9, 2026 meeting: for BOA 2004, 104 letters of objection were received, and seven members of the public spoke against the request citing traffic, noise, air pollution, water quality, environmental impacts, and endangered species; the continuance was approved. For BOA 2012, no public comment was received for or against. No public comment is recorded for BOA 2014 or BOA 2015 in this document.

Board:

Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting

Date:

2026-09-08

Type:

Agenda_packet

Decision:

BOA 2014: Recommended approval (hearing scheduled for September 8, 2026; no decision recorded in document). BOA 2015: Recommended approval (hearing scheduled for September 8, 2026; no decision recorded in document). BOA 2004: Continuance approved (motion carried 4-3) to a date uncertain. BOA 2012: Approved (motion carried 7-0).

Address:

BOA 2014: 3443 Rhododendron Road, Lake Placid, FL 33852. BOA 2015: Ramona Ave, Sebring, FL. BOA 2004: 97 Paul Road, 155 Paul Road, and 57 Hicoria Road, Venus. BOA 2012: 153 E A Smith Ave, Lake Placid.

Applicant:

BOA 2014: Matthew and Ginger Jones, agent Shannon Nash. BOA 2015: Green Group Development, LLC, applicant Mango Construction LLC. BOA 2004: Hicoria Sand Mine. BOA 2012: Yshetta Holden, c/o Sarah Maier, Dewberry Engineers.