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Santa Fe County hearing on variance request for 23-foot house in Tresarios de Poniente overlay
Summary
An applicant requested a variance after county staff issued a stop-work order for a house built taller than the Tresarios de Poniente overlay limit; neighbors urged denial citing the overlayplan and visual precedent. The hearing officer will issue a recommended order; Planning Commission review is scheduled for May 15, 2025.
A Santa Fe County hearing officer heard testimony on a variance request from David Anchondo seeking to keep a 23-foot-high residence in the Tresarios de Poniente community overlay, a district whose overlay standard caps building height at 18 feet.
The request was considered at a Sustainable Land Development Code hearing where county staff said the building permit for the house was issued in error and Code Enforcement issued a stop-work order after a complaint. Staff asked the hearing officer to memorialize findings of fact and conclusions of law in a recommended order; the county planning commission may hold a public hearing on the matter on May 15, 2025.
The variance stems from an approved development permit to build a roughly 5,500-square-foot single-story residence at 818A New Mexico 599 Frontage Road. David Reese, a…
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