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Board of Adjustment approves setback variance for Xcel Energy regulator rebuild on Dillon Road
Summary
The Boulder County Board of Adjustment approved VAR250003, allowing Xcel Energy to reduce front and supplemental setbacks at 11253 Dillon Road to rebuild a natural-gas regulator station in an existing fenced enclosure.
The Boulder County Board of Adjustment on Aug. 6 approved a variance (VAR250003) that reduces required setbacks at 11253 Dillon Road so Xcel Energy can rebuild a natural-gas regulator station within the existing fenced area.
Board staff recommended approval, saying the small, irregular parcel leaves no practical buildable area under current setback rules. "Staff find that the application meets all of the relevant criteria and recommends that the Board of Adjustment approve docket VAR‑25‑0003," Community Planning and Permitting staff member Pete Laurence said.
The variance cuts the required 35‑foot front setback to about 7 feet from the property/fence line and reduces the 110‑foot supplemental setback along Dillon Road to about 28 feet, according to applicant materials. The parcel is roughly 0.122 acres (about 5,300 square feet) and is largely constrained by the supplemental setback and existing road rights‑of‑way.
Applicant representatives told the board the work is driven by federal pipeline safety requirements. "The rebuild for the regulator station is a result of 49 C.F.R. Part 192 federal…
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