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Board denies variance for barn at Eagle Cliff Trail over neighbor compatibility concerns
Summary
The Jefferson County Board of Adjustment denied a request to reduce barn setbacks at 00 Eagle Cliff Trail in Conifer, citing the degree of encroachment into required setbacks, concerns about future livestock use and neighborhood compatibility despite staff’s finding of practical hardship due to slope and rock outcroppings.
The Jefferson County Board of Adjustment on June 18 rejected a variance that would have allowed a barn to be built within reduced front and side setbacks at a 15.8-acre parcel on Eagle Cliff Trail in Conifer, voting that the proposed encroachment was too large and raised neighborhood compatibility concerns.
Staff planner Jamie Harding told the board the parcel is in the A2 zoning district and has steep slopes (30–50% and above) and rock outcroppings that limit buildable area. Staff concluded those topographic constraints created an exceptional practical difficulty and recommended approval of a 50-foot front setback where 75 feet is required and a…
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