Legal Opinion
Friend v. City of Coral Gables
Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida
Decided February 8, 1989No. Case No. 88-168 APPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The Friends seek reversal of a resolution passed by the Commission of the City of Coral Gables which revoked frontal setback variance.
The Friends are owners of real property in the Gables Estates. Their lot is not rectangular but is unusually shaped, and they attempted to gain a variance to enlarge their garage. On April 7, 1986, the Board of Adjustment granted their application unanimously.
*168Subsequent to the granting of this variance, the Friends encountered difficulties in locating a general contractor whose bid would comport with their architect’s price estimate. They…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Miami Beach v. Greater Miami Hebrew AcademyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
- Dade County v. CarmichaelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- City of Coral Gables v. GearyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Metropolitan Dade County v. Jennings Construction Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- DiPietro v. ColettaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987