ROGO Exemption Letter 04/12/2007 •
County of Monroe
Growth Management Division
Planning&Environmental Resources Board of County Commissioners
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Department ° Mayor Mario Di Gennaro,Dist.4
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April 12,2007
Cynthia Sandhusen
28179 Dorothy Avenue
Little Torch Key,FL 33042
RE: ROGO Exemption Request for 28179 Dorothy Avenue,Little Torch Key,Mile Marker 28
Block 2,Lot 18,Ladies Acre,Little Torch Key
Real Estate Number 00223020.000000
Ms.Sandhusen,
You requested a determination as to whether one (1) residential unit is exempt from the
Residential Rate of Growth Ordinance(ROGO)on the above-described premises.
A review of the records has determined:
• The property is located in an Urban Residential Mobile Home(URM)Land Use District. A
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single-family, detached dwelling unit or mobile home is a permitted use in the URM
District. Prior to 1986,the property was within a RU-5 District(Mobile Home Residential).
• A site visit was conducted by a Monroe County Senior Planning Technician,Bill Harbert,
on March 28,2007. An unoccupied mobile home was observed.
• The following Building Permit(s)were found for RE 00223020.000000:
Permit Number Date Issued Description
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B-239 03-12-1975 16'x 24'frame and screen room
071-0794 02-20-2007 Demolition of all structures
071-1345 03-22-2007 Repair mobile home
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• The Monroe County 1988 mobile home study indicates one non-elevated mobile home
• existed on the property.
• The Monroe County Property Appraiser's records indicate that a residential unit has been •
on the tax roll from 1989 to 2006.The year built of the existing structure is indicated as 1966
(as a note, this is the year the mobile home was manufactured,not necessarily the date
when it was placed at its current location).
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Block 2,Lot 18,Ladies Acre,Little Torch Key,Real Estate Number 00223020.000000
• Aerial photography from 1984 and 1989 was unclear as to if a structure was on the property.
• Keys Energy Sevices records indicate that electric service was being provided to 28179
Dorothy Avenue as early as 1997.
• Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority records indicate that water service was being provided to
28179 Dorothy Avenue as early as 1965.
Based on our review of the records, once all existing structures are demolished, one (1)
residential unit may be rebuilt conforming to all current Monroe County Codes without going
through ROGO.
Pursuant to Section 9.5-43 of the Monroe County Code, you are entitled to rely upon the
representations set forth in this letter as accurate under the regulations currently in effect.
Please feel free to contact the Planning&Environmental Resources Department at(305)289-
2500 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Bill Harbert, 'Joseph Haberman,
Senior Planning Technician Planner
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Block 2,Lot 18,Ladies Acre,Little Torch Key,Real Estate Number 00223020.000000