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Board approves variance to allow attached patio at Velhousen residence, 3-1

5955635 · October 16, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing a 6-foot rear setback and 52% lot coverage to permit a 560-square-foot attached patio at a Rancho Cabrillo home, despite staff noting permits were not yet issued.

The Maricopa County Board of Adjustment voted 3-1 to grant two variances for the Velhousen property (case BA250049) in District 4, allowing a proposed attached 560-square-foot covered patio to encroach to a 6-foot rear setback where 15 feet is normally required and to increase lot coverage to 52 percent where 45 percent is permitted.

Staff described the site as a rectangular parcel developed with a 2,245-square-foot single-family residence located in the R16 RUPD zoning district approved under zoning case C200183 as part of the Rancho Cabrillo Parcel B subdivision. The applicant said the…

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