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Board of Adjusimeni November 19, 2099 Page 4 the proposed pool size. Ms. Tisa Savino, 831 Moonlit [.one, Casselberry, Florida came forward. Ms, Savino said the pool was designed to be large for a family pool She said the yard is large and they wanted the additional use of the outdoor space. Mr. Savino said that the pool area includes a good amount of decking and a spa. Ms. Smith distributed the February 2008 Board of Adjustment minutes to the Board which approved the variance for the existing fence (a copy is attached and made a part of the minutes). Ms. Gauvin asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak in favor of the request. Mr. Alan Moore, 180 Norris Place, Casselberry, Florida came forward, Mr. Moore said he is a former board member for the Homeowners' Association, the liaison to the architectural review committee and a licensed engineer for the State of Florida. Mr. Moore felt that Mr. Savino's lot has a unique shape with a good portion of the street frontage exposing the side of his house. Mr. Moore said that Mr. Savino extended the existing fence and hedge line across his property to extend a feature of the community. Mr. Moore said he is concerned with the pcol being placed in the rearyard from an engineering standpoint. He was concerned with soil bearing, erosion issues and the current drainage problems on the Savino's property. Mr. Moore said the staff report states that other homes in the neighborhood were able to install pools on standard lot; however, the aerial photograph of the neighborhood shows most of the homes back up to some type of conservation area. He said criteria no.1 states existence of conditions that are pecullarto the land orstructure. The staff report mentioned an interest in maintaining a continuous raw of open and manicured front yards. We said that would apply in other areas of the neighborhood where there is a continuous raw of manicured front yards but in this case Mr. Savino has a continuous row of covered rear yards. Fie said if we wanted to keep it continuous it might be appealing to do the same across his yard. He said criteria no. 2 deals with special conditions and he felt that the soil bearing condition behind the Savino properly is certainly aspecial condition. Mr. Moore said there is a home on Norris Place that exposes the swimming pool to the street and that homeowner made no effort to screen the pool.