1725 Beach Avenue (Wolfson) 10.11.2017 MEMORANDUM
TO: Derek Reeves
FROM: Don Wolfson
DATE: October 11, 2017
REF: Survey of 1725 Beach Avenue and adjacent lot across the street
Derek, attached please find our current survey. The lot in question is platted as a 50' deep lot with 71'
wide dimension. It is our intention to construct a garage not to exceed 600sft of the lot coverage, not to
exceed 25' in height with a 10' rear yard setback, a 5'side yard setback on the north side of the property
line, and a 20'front yard setback. The structure will be designed to park two cars, storage space,
upstairs climate controlled rooms that will include a bathroom and multipurpose rooms.
At your earliest convenience, please let me know if this is a permissible as I understand our zoning
guidelines.
I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance for your feedback.
Sincerely,
904-631-6065; do aldmwolfson@gmail.com
OCT 1 1 2017
City of Atlantic Beach
• Community Development Dept.
rt. 800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233
Telephone(904)247-5826
http://www.coab.us
•
October 31,2017
Dear Mr. Wolfson:
I have been working with the City Manager and City Attorney regarding your request to construct
a detached garage on the portion of your residential property located westerly of Beach Avenue. You
recently provided a survey of your property to me, dated August 4, 2017, showing two structures on the
portion of your property located easterly of Beach Avenue. No structures are shown to exist on the portion
westerly of Beach Avenue.
From my discussions and review of the City's Code requirements,two issues have come to bear on
your inquiry. First,do the two portions of your property, lying on either side of Beach Avenue,qualify as
one lot;and second,does the smaller existing structure shown on the survey,meet the City's Code definition
of a"private garage"? If the answer to both of these can be answered affirmatively,then it appears likely
that a detached garage located on the westerly portion of your property would be permitted.
Two provisions in the City Code weigh heavily in our analysis. First, Section 24-82(b)permits up
to a maximum of three structures on any single residential lot. Second, in accordance with Section 24-
151(b)(1)(d), only one detached garage is allowed. Thus, if the small portion of your property located on
the west side of Beach Avenue can be considered a part of your residential lot, then you can have up to
three structures in total. Second, only one of these three structures may be a detached garage. Thus, the
existing smaller structure cannot be considered a detached garage. As I recall from my discussion with
you, you stated this second structure was a garage apartment. If both of these can be established, your
property would then be considered one residential lot with one detached garage(located westerly of Beach
Avenue), one garage apartment and one primary residential structure (both located easterly of Beach
Avenue),and the detached garage on the west side of Beach could be permitted.
As a result, it will be necessary for two things to occur in order to meet the Code requirements to
permit a detached garage on the portion of your property lying westerly on Beach Avenue. First, a deed
restriction"tying"the two parts of your property together as one residential lot in perpetuity would need to
be signed by you and Mrs. Wolfson and recorded in the Duval County public records. In addition, we
would need written confirmation from you that the second smaller structure currently existing on your
property meets the definition of a "garage apartment" set forth in the Atlantic Beach Land Development
Code. To that end,I have attached a copy of the definition from the Code.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any further information from me. I look
forward to working with you on your project.
Derek W. Reeves
cc: Joe Gerrity
Brenna M. Durden
ARTICLE II. - LANGUAGE AND DEFINITIONS I Code of Ordinances I Atlantic Beach... Page 1 of 1
Garage apartmentshall mean a dwelling unit for not more than one (1)family, which is
combined with a private garage, allowed only as set forth within section 24-88. A garage
apartment shall not be leased or rented for periods of less than ninety(90) consecutive days.
Only one (1) garage apartment shall be allowed on a residential lot, subject to the provisions
of section 24-88.
https://library.municode.com/fl/atlantic_beach/codes/codeof ordinances?nodeId=PTIIC... 10/31/2017