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Cibolo zoning board approves 5-foot side-yard variance at 202 South Street
Summary
The Zoning Board of Adjustments voted to grant a variance reducing the required side-yard setback from 15 feet to 10 feet for 202 South Street to allow a detached covered patio adjacent to a new pool; staff cited an existing sewer alignment and Old Town development patterns as justification.
The Zoning Board of Adjustments on March 26 approved a variance to reduce the side-yard setback at 202 South Street from 15 feet to 10 feet to allow construction of a detached covered patio near a proposed pool.
City planning staff told the board the property at 202 South Street is a 0.293-acre parcel in Council Place 2 designated Old Town on the city's future land-use map and zoned for community retail service (C-2) within the Old Town mixed-use overlay. Staff said an eight-inch gravity sewer line runs across the rear of the parcel and limits placement options for a pool and the covered patio, and that surrounding properties show established, smaller setbacks that the reduced side-yard would reflect.
Delaney Smith, identified in the meeting as the property owner and applicant representative, provided the location and lot details during the public hearing. Planning staff summarized public notice and outreach: the city published notice in the Seguin Gazelle on March 12, 2025, mailed notices to 14 property owners within 200 feet, and reported receiving two written responses opposing aspects of the proposal — one opposing commercial use and another expressing concern about proximity to the alley.
Board members discussed the site plan and the sewer easement. A planning department speaker clarified the sewer alignment is within an easement along the southern portion of the lot and that the proposed covered patio would sit adjacent to Sippel Avenue rather than the alley. One board member characterized the public opposition as not directly applicable to the proposed location because existing structures and the fence line limit encroachment toward the alley.
Ms. Kendra Forsberg moved to approve the requested variance petition to reduce the side-yard setback from 15 feet to 10 feet for the property legally described as ABS 216 S U R A S Lewis, 0.293 acres. Mr. Jake Langham seconded the motion. The board voted in favor and the motion carried.
The board did not attach special conditions to the approval during the meeting. Staff said the variance would align the property’s setback with nearby development patterns in the Old Town overlay and would not, in staff’s view, be detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare. No follow-up dates or implementation steps were specified during the meeting.
