tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288319.post108916594462635905..comments2019-01-08T04:47:19.004-05:00Comments on Florida Land Use Law: It never really pays to be tooo trickyRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768584961111918833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288319.post-1093447447865522192004-08-25T11:24:00.000-04:002004-08-25T11:24:00.000-04:00What is interesting about this case is the fact th...What is interesting about this case is the fact that the code enforcement board found the property owner in violation of the code for extensive auto repairs. However, when the property owner sought a non-conforming use determination based on the fact that her late husband and five sons had been continuously repairing their own race cars since the 1950's, there was suddenly no evidence of any race car repair (leaving one to wonder how the code enforcement board could have found a violation if there was no evidence). The issue was not whether the alleged "junkyard" was a valid non-conforming use, but whether the property owner could continue to repair race cars on the property based on the continuous use of the property for that purpose prior to the effective date of the code. In any event, it appears that this case could harm future property owners who are seeking non-conforming use determinations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288319.post-1090246828532764972004-07-19T10:20:00.000-04:002004-07-19T10:20:00.000-04:00Even though this was an appeal of the Board of Zon...Even though this was an appeal of the Board of Zoning Adjustment's upholding of a Zoning Manager's determination, the Board of County Commissioners' public hearing is de novo under the Orange County Code. The BZA and the Planning and Zoning Commission are advisory boards under the Orange County Code; the final decision is made by the BCC.<br />Vivien Monaco, Assistant County AttorneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com