ApprovedVariance
VAR-26-017 — Howard residence variance
Description
Ten-foot rear setback allowed for a new elevated canal-front home with a rear-porch encroachment, on a shallow cul-de-sac lot.
Impact summary
Allows an age-in-place home for the applicant's father where septic, FEMA and plat constraints squeezed the buildable area.
Applicant
- Name
- Reed McKown, P.E., representative for J. Gregory Howard
- Address
- 181 Purdy Drive, Port Charlotte, FL
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Board of Zoning Appeals
Approved4–0, unanimous
Last discussed Jul 8, 2026.
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