Kowch v. Board of County Commissioners

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This matter is before us on a petition for writ of common law certiorari. The question for our decision is whether the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of law in dismissing, as untimely, a petition for writ of certiorari to an administrative agency. We hold that it did and grant certiorari.

Petitioners were granted a special exception for their operation of an adult congregate living facility in an agriculturally zoned district which, under the county land development code, would be a variance. On appeal to the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners…