Pool enclosure setback on Antilles Drive
Summary
A homeowner spent $5,000 in attorney fees fighting a code violation over his fence and asked the board to allow fences to the water line like other waterfront structures.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
No cost to the county; the homeowners pay for their own pool and fence.
Waterfront homeowners wanting to fence to the water line.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of County Commissioners - Oct 1, 2026
A homeowner spent $5,000 in attorney fees fighting a code violation over his fence and asked the board to allow fences to the water line like other waterfront structures.
Board of Adjustment - Aug 19, 2026
A cul-de-sac lot's unusual setback rules left the Ritters no room to enclose their existing pool, so the board granted a three-foot rear setback variance.
Board of Adjustment - Jun 17, 2026
County rules limit pools and tall fences to side and rear yards, but this lot's odd orientation — driveway from a shared easement, house facing away from Jernigan Road — made the side yard the legal front yard. The board agreed that's a real hardship and let the pool and safety fence go forward.
Related development
Ritter pool enclosure setback variance
Lets the family secure their pool against unauthorized access, insects, and leaf debris without moving the pool.
Case No. V-2026-02
The pool sits in a clear area behind the house away from the property's 14 protected live oaks, and the fence adds a safety barrier next to a vacant, clear-cut lot.
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