Littleton commission approves 15-foot maximum front setback for two Evergreen commercial buildings

The Littleton Appeals and Adjustment Commission voted to approve a variance limiting the maximum front setback to 15 feet for two commercial buildings proposed at approximately 7755 South Santa Fe Drive, after discussion about an existing utility easement and pedestrian safety concerns.

Jesse Sheets, a planner II in Littleton's community development planning department, told commissioners staff had reviewed a variance request to change the required "build-to" frontage maximum from 5 feet to 25 feet so the developer could accommodate a 10-foot utility easement and the diagonal orientation of two proposed shop buildings. Sheets said the north building would measure about 13 feet 5 inches and the south building about 14 feet 8 inches from the property line if measured from the corners closest to the right of way.

The variance request,…