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Commission approves subdivision variance and later releases restrictive covenant for Rosella Glanzer estate properties
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved a variance to allow two lots to be re‑subdivided below the 100‑foot width/10,000‑sq‑ft minimum; the city commission then approved release of a restrictive covenant tying the parcels together, with a staff condition that an off‑street parking stall be created for the smaller lot.
The commission heard a variance request Aug. 25 from Reagan Glanzer, trustee for the estate of Rosella Glanzer, to allow two lots at 864 Utah SE and 429 Ninth Street SE to be re‑subdivided into parcels narrower and smaller than current code minimums (code requires 100‑foot minimum lot width and 10,000 square feet for lots platted after March 2002).
City planner Barry Cranston explained the parcels had previously been held together by a covenant that allowed them to function as a single tax parcel. Cranston said the hearing examiner and staff recommended approval of the variance on the condition that an off‑street parking stall be provided for the smaller parcel because Ninth Street on the north side is a snow route where parking is prohibited.
Commissioners asked about surface materials, and Cranston said the parking stall would be concrete (not crushed aggregate) to meet impervious‑surface rules. The Board of Adjustment approved the variance; later in the meeting, the City Commission voted to release the restrictive covenant dated April 30, 1996 to allow the parcels to be treated separately, with staff recommendations noted.
Why it matters: the decisions permit the pending sale and separate taxation of the two homes while addressing vehicle parking needs on a snow‑route street.
