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Socorro Board of Adjustments approves setback variance to replace mobile home at 777 Sawyer Drive
Summary
The Socorro City Board of Adjustments voted to approve a variance reducing front and rear yard setbacks to allow replacement of a mobile home at 777 Sawyer Drive after staff said literal enforcement would create a hardship and the applicant said the unit was placed to align with existing utilities.
The Socorro City Board of Adjustments approved a variance Feb. (meeting date not specified) to reduce front and rear yard setbacks at 777 Sawyer Drive to permit replacement of a mobile home.
Board of Adjustments member Marion Cruz moved to approve the variance; Board member David Oropeza seconded the motion, which passed by voice vote. The board did not record an itemized roll-call tally in the transcript.
The variance asks to reduce the front-yard setback from 25 feet to 21 feet and the rear-yard setback from 25 feet to 23 feet 11 inches so the property owner can place a replacement mobile home on the lot. A city planner told the board the property is zoned R-1 (single-family residential), is 8,317 square feet, and is legally described as Lot 4, Block 4 of the Country Green Subdivision. The planner said a notice of violation was issued Jan. 10, 2025, for placing a mobile home without a permit and that the owner subsequently applied for a placement permit…
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