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Commissioners Grant Setback Variance for Light-Industrial Lot at 1501 Scenic Drive
Summary
After a planning-and-zoning recommendation and a property-owner consent letter, the commission approved a variance reducing the required 100-foot setback against an adjacent residential parcel to 10 feet to permit a storage building; commissioners found site constraints and existing encroachments justified the variance.
The Converse County Board of County Commissioners approved a variance (VC25-02) that will allow a light-industrial property at 1501 Scenic Drive to place an additional storage building closer to an adjacent residential lot than current code requires.
The request: The applicant, represented by Luke Ginsbach of Ginsbach Construction, asked to reduce the setback from a residential property line from 100 feet to 10 feet to accommodate a storage building for an existing business on the two-acre lot. Planners reported the existing building already encroaches on the required setback and the owner of the adjacent residential parcel provided a written letter consenting to the proposed 10-foot setback.
Why it matters: Planning and Zoning recommended approval after the commission confirmed practical constraints on relocating utilities (a Rocky Mountain Power transmission pole) and the applicant explained heavy truck turning paths that would make other locations infeasible without major cost. The applicant said moving the transmission pole would cost "millions of dollars," citing Rocky Mountain Power guidance.
Decision/action: Commissioner Nick Lisonbee moved to approve VC25-02, incorporating staff findings of fact; the motion passed on a majority vote. The county record will reflect the variance approval and staff will implement necessary record changes.
Ending: Commissioners said variances are an appropriate remedy when site constraints prevent strict code compliance; staff will ensure the approval is recorded and any permit requirements are met.
