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Planning board tables Cherry Street setback variance until August after applicant absence
Summary
The board voted to table a variance request for 19 Cherry Street (CPCPLN20250773) until the Aug. 11 meeting after staff and members said the applicant or owner was not present to answer questions about the proposed east/rear setback reductions.
The planning board on July 14 voted 5-0 to table a variance request for 19 Cherry Street (case CPCPLN20250773) until the August planning board meeting, after board members expressed concern the property owner was not present to answer questions.
Staff described the request as relief from the General Commercial 2 (GC-2) side and rear setback standards under section 110-4(g) of the Unified Land Development Code. The existing structure currently sits with a rear setback of 3 feet and the applicant sought to reduce required setbacks to 3 feet where the GC-2 standard calls for a 5-foot minimum side setback.
Board members and staff discussed that the building is existing and that any future work expanding the footprint would trigger the need to bring the structure into compliance; members said they preferred to hear from the property owner to clarify the intended expansion and to confirm whether the request seeks to legalize an existing condition or permit a new encroachment.
When the applicant was not present at the hearing, board members moved to table the item to the next planning board meeting on Aug. 11, 2025 at 4 p.m. in Room 10. Staff agreed to contact the applicant and ask the owner to appear and supply additional information before the August hearing.
Because variances are final administrative actions in this jurisdiction, the board’s tabling preserves the record and allows the applicant an opportunity to present the necessary evidence and explanation.
