812 Carsten Ln, Key West

Case 25-4497 · Variance · Multifamily · City of Key West

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Approved in October 2025.

The request, as filed

Variance - 812 Carsten Lane (RE# 00011530-000000) - Applicant requests a variance to the minimum rear yard setback from the required 20 feet to a proposed 5 feet to construct additional habitable space on the primary structure at an existing residential property located in the Historic High Density Residential Zoning District (HHDR) pursuant to sections 90-395 and 122-626 through 122-655 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Key West, Florida.

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The facts on file

The story so far

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What this case is

Variance or deviation. A variance grants relief from one specific rule for one site, such as a setback, a height limit or a parking count, without changing the zoning. It is decided by a zoning board after a hearing, on a showing that the site has a hardship the rule did not anticipate. A variance by itself does not approve a project. It removes one obstacle for the site plan or permit that follows.

Who decides what on this record:

• Planning Board. An appointed board that holds the public hearing and votes on a recommendation. The elected board casts the deciding vote later. The elected board, meaning the county commission or the city council, casts the deciding vote at a later meeting.
• Introduced. The item was formally placed before this body for the first time. It marks the start of that body's review, not a decision. A public hearing and a vote follow at a later meeting.

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