All Forum Posts by: Kyle Kingma

If it is zoned for SF, you can only have one dwelling unit. The basement apartment is a separate unit, so there might be an issue with that.

Yup, its manufactured housing so it would be like a mobile home park.

its a town home because a lot line runs between the units. If the zoning allows a duplex (which I doubt it does), you could just combine the lots.

Sounds like the taxing entity only thinks there's a house and garage apartment there. If there are three units...its probably an illegal conversion. Check with your planners.

Well your duplex doesn't sound like it is grandfathered in if the zoning allows for duplex. At the end of the day, you're going to be asking for more density on the lot. Sounds like it is uncommon to have more than a duplex in that area. I don't think your chances will be good, if I'm being honest. Could you divide the basement among the two units and lease more square footage for higher rents?

You cannot be granted a use variance, you would need to rezone to a district that allows more than two units per lot. Are there any properties in the immediate area that have more than three units per lot or something similar? 

You could do an open public records request for the documents.

Yeah, if the conversion predates the city's first zoning ordinance, it should be fine. I doubt Key West adopted zoning before the 1940s.

if its illegal nonconforming, I doubt you could get the certificate (at least if you're honest with the city). You might look into seeing how the surrounding area is zoned and maybe you could get a multifamily. If its the only conversion the area, then the it'll be harder to get approvals to make it legal. I'm not a real estate attorney but I would assume the Realtor should have disclosed that. However you could have also asked for city verification. 

What are the additional requirements that render it unfeasible? Couldn't you subdivide into three then resubdivide later? I'd be interested in knowing more about the proposal.