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Socorro Board of Adjustments approves setback variances for 200 Horizon Boulevard
Summary
The Board approved variances to reduce the required front setback from 55 to 50 feet and the rear setback from 25 to 10 feet for a proposed commercial development at 200 Horizon Boulevard, a 28,232-square-foot lot owned by Horizon Properties LLC; staff recommended approval.
The Board of Adjustments of the City of Socorro approved variances Friday to reduce the front setback at 200 Horizon Boulevard from 55 feet to 50 feet and the rear setback from 25 feet to 10 feet to allow a proposed commercial development.
The decision matters because the variances change the required building envelope for a 28,232-square-foot lot zoned C-2 (general commercial), enabling a developer to place more leasable square footage on the site, according to city planning staff.
Jose Botello, planner with the City of Socorro, told the board the applicant, Horizon Properties LLC, requested relief from municipal code section 46-415 (area requirements) — subsection 3(b) for…
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