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Board grants height variance for single‑family home in Hassayampa neighborhood
Summary
Board of Adjustments approved a variance to increase the maximum building height from 35 feet to 55 feet for a custom lot in the Hassayampa planned community after the applicant and staff described steep slope, substantial fill, and fire‑department driveway slope constraints.
The City of Prescott Board of Adjustments on Aug. 21 approved a variance to allow a single-family residence in the Hassayampa planned neighborhood to exceed the 35‑foot maximum height measured from natural grade. Staff told the board the request stemmed from a steep, sloped lot that requires substantial fill to create a buildable pad and noted recent fire code and driveway-slope constraints that have increased similar requests.
Tammy Duwitt, community planner, said the lot is steep, requires roughly 10 to 15 feet of fill to create the building pad and that the city measures building height from natural grade. Duwitt told the board staff mailed…
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