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Processor wants to dry more sludge

By STEPHANIE HAYES
Published April 3, 2005

A land use hearing officer is reviewing the following requests:

KEYSTONE: You may want to finish eating before reading this.

A sludge management facility wants a special use permit to increase its processing capacity from 40 to 60 dry tons of sludge per day.

Hillsborough County Water Management also wants to add an office building of more than 6,000 square feet and a sludge processing dryer of 18,675 square feet to the agricultural site at Mike Gypsy Nolan Road, south of S Mobley Road. The dryer essentially sucks the moisture out of the sludge, which is created when wastewater is treated. It is then turned into high-quality fertilizer pellets.

"It's much more environmentally friendly," said project manager Bruce Petrick, an engineer with Montgomery Watson Harza. "Instead of having a big pile, you have a little handful of sludge." (Petition 05-0456)

LUTZ: Apparently Sam's Club wants everything economy-sized, even the signs.

The store that sells massive tubs of mayonnaise and 50-to-a-pack paper towels wants an extra 192 square feet of sign space on its storefronts and the gas station. The new signs are part of the remodeling of the store at 15835 N Dale Mabry Highway. The county planning staff supports all of the sign changes except one diamond-shaped Sam's Club logo sign on the front wall south of the main entrance. Staffers say the sign above the main entrance is enough to get the point across. (Petition 05-0705)

TOWN 'N COUNTRY: Here's another example of homeowners buying into violations.

Elaine and Hassan Sadeghi bought a home at 1020 Friendship Lane in 1997 with an accessory building and four-car garage. Early this year, the Sadeghis got a letter saying the property violates county codes. They now want variances to the front yard setbacks for the home and garage and the accessory building's height and size requirements to correct the violations. (Petition 05-0615)

TOWN 'N COUNTRY: Glenn Davis needs variances to make his carports comply.

Davis has two carports on his property at 6020 Clifton Street that have crossed the setback limits. He wants 34-foot and 19-foot variances to the front yard setbacks and 19-foot and 10-foot variances to the side yard setbacks. (Petition 05-0628)

LUTZ: Variances are needed to raze a beat-up duplex and start over.

Dennis and Diane Garcia want to take an old duplex off their son's hands, tear it down and build a single-family home at 627 Sunset Lane. To do so, they want to reduce the rear yard setback from 50 feet to about 6 feet. (Petition 05-0651)

LUTZ: Parking a commercial trailer on single-family-zoned land is fine if the property is an acre or more.

Ralph Jose Graniela lives on three-quarters of an acre at 811 Lutz Lake Fern Road and wants to park his landscaping business trailer on the property. He is asking for a variance to avoid toting it to and from a storage locker. (Petition 05-0694)

WESTCHASE: Kevin Barnhart has big plans for his garage on Green Links Drive.

Barnhart wants a 159-square-foot variance to the garage's size requirement so he can extend the back and create a covered lanai and add a second floor to create an extra bedroom, bathroom and living area. The space would total 759 square feet, exceeding the current 600-square-foot limit. (Petition 05-0548)

CARROLLWOOD: Librado and Joanna Suarez want to add to their home to care for parents.

The proposed detached building would not be larger than 600 square feet but would encroach on the side and rear yard setbacks. The Suarezes want 1- and 5-foot variances. (Petition 05-0551)

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