Highlands County Zoning Board of Adjustment - May 13, 2025 (Agenda)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Highlands County Zoning Board of Adjustment May 13, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as possible in the Commissioners’ Board Room Highlands County Government Center, 600 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida 1) CALL TO ORDER 2) CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING 3) SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES 4) OLD BUSINESS: 5) NEW BUSINESS: A. HEARING NUMBER 1971 – BAILEY LAWRENCE ETRUST + BAILEY DEBORAH R C/O KIMBERLY SAPP An approximate 0.46-acre parcel located at 3305 S Dahlia Dr , Lake Placid, and identified by Parcel Identification # C-21-36-29-050-2440-0250. The Applicant is requesting a 6.1-foot Variance to allow a side yard setback of 1.4 feet instead of the required 7.5 feet for an accessory structure. Reference: Highlands County Code of Ordinances, Section 12.05.210, Subsection G.2. Side [yard requirement]: 7.5 feet; and Section 12.02.104, Subsection 315: Variance, zoning. […] As used in this chapter, a zoning variance is authorized only for height, area and size of structure, setbacks, base building lines, or size of yards and open spaces. […]. B. HEARING NUMBER 1973 – FERNANDO & DALMAI LEZCANO An approximate 0.49-acre parcel located at 2157 Preston Ave, Sebring, and identified by Parcel Identification # C-32-35-29-050-0190-0040. The Applicant is requesting a Special Exception to allow raising, keeping or maintaining up to two caged hens. Reference: Highlands County Code of Ordinances,Section 12.05.210, Subsection D.3. Raising, keeping, or maintaining up to two (2) caged female chickens (hens) or other domesticated fowl, but not including roosters, so long as the raising, keeping or maintenance does not create a nuisance […].

BOA Agenda May 13, 2025 Page 2 of 4 C. HEARING NUMBER 1974 – AVON PARK MINING, LLC C/O BRANDON CRAIG Two parcels totaling an approximate 19.01-acre located at 1404 Geneva Ave, and 635 E Albritton Rd, Avon Park, and identified by Parcel Identification #s C- 14-33-28-A00-0450-0000 and C-14-33-28-A00-0460-0000. The Applicant is requesting a Special Exception to allowa sand mine and a landfill limited to natural vegetative material and/or clean & asbestos free concrete, cinder block, bricks, and ceramic tileto be used as reclamation for the mining operation. Reference: Highlands County Code of Ordinances, Section 12.05.200, Subsection F.14: sand, gravel, rock or stone pit quarry or other mining operation involving the extraction of natural materials, removing of earth or topsoil; and Subsection F.30: landfill limited exclusively to natural vegetative material, and/or clean and asbestos free concrete, cinder block, bricks, and ceramic tile. D. HEARING NUMBER 1976 – AGRILAND, LLC C/O MICHAEL SANCHEZ, MANAGED LAND ENTITLEMENTS An approximate 5.14-acre parcel located at 2201 Martin LutherKing Jr Blvd, Sebring, and identified by Parcel Identification # C-17-34-29-010-0000-1390. The Applicant is requesting a Special Exception to allow commercial activity directly serving agricultural pursuits and limited to the service of agricultural pursuits: seed research, education, production and storage/distribution. Reference: Highlands County Code of Ordinances, Section 12.05.200, Subsection F.24: Commercial activity directly serving agricultural pursuits and limited to the service of agricultural pursuits. E. HEARING NUMBER 1977 – HICORIA MINE I & II, LLCC/O COOL AND COBB ENGINEERING Three parcels totaling an approximate 243.97 acres, located at 155 Paul Rd, 97 Paul Rd, and 57 Hicoria Rd, Venus, and identified by Parcel Identification #s C-29-38-30-A00-0030-0000, C-29-38-30-A00-0040-0000, and C-20-38-30- A00-0090-0000. The Applicant is requesting a Special Exception to allow a sand mine. Reference: Highlands County Code of Ordinances, Section 12.05.200, Subsection F.14: sand, gravel, rock or stone pit quarry

BOA Agenda May 13, 2025 Page 3 of 4 or other mining operation involving the extraction of natural materials, removing of earth or topsoil. F. HEARING NUMBER 1978– HICKEY MINING, INCC/O ROGER DALE POLSTON An approximate 9.34-acre parcel located at 7900 Twitty Rd, Sebring, and identified by Parcel Identification # C-22-35-29-020-0500-0000. The Applicant is requesting a Special Exception to allow an expansion of an existing sand mine/clay pit and a landfill limited to natural vegetative material and/or clean & asbestos free concrete, cinder block, bricks, and ceramic tile. Reference: Highlands County Code of Ordinances, Section 12.05.200, Subsection F.14: sand, gravel, rock or stone pit quarry or other mining operation involving the extraction of natural materials, removing of earth or topsoil; and Subsection F.30: landfill limited exclusively to natural vegetative material, and/or clean and asbestos free concrete, cinder block, bricks, and ceramic tile. G. HEARING NUMBER 1979 – D R HORTON, INC. An approximate 0.30-acre parcel located at 5530 Savona Dr, Sebring, and identified by Parcel Identification # C-04-34-28-151-7550-0010. The Applicant is requesting a special exception to allow a model home. Reference: Highlands County Code of Ordinances, Section 12.05.201, Subsection D.11: Model Homes for the purposes of advertising lots and/or homes for sale within the subdivision in which the model home is proposed with conditions related to number of modelhomes, duration of model home(s), plan for transition of model home(s) and other relevant conditions required by the County. 6) CITIZENS NOT ON THE AGENDA 7) DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT 8) BOARD MEMBERS 9) ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING – JUNE 10, 2025 All interested persons may appear and be heard at the time and place specified above. Any person who might wish to appeal any decision made by this committee/group, in public hearing or meeting is hereby advised that he or she will need a record of the

BOA Agenda May 13, 2025 Page 4 of 4 proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record will include the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. The Board of Adjustment and the Board of County Commissioners of Highlands County, Florida, do not discriminate upon the basis of any individual’s disability status. This non- discriminatory policy involves every aspect of the Board’s functions, includingone’s access to, participation, employment or treatment in its programs or activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 286.26 Florida Statutes should contact Human Resources, ADA Coordinator at: 863-402-6509 (voice), or via Florida relay service 711, or by email: hrmanager@highlandsfl.gov. Requests for cart or interpreter services should be made as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours in advance to permit coordination of the service. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. ONE OR MORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING.