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Douglas County planning commission approves major setback variance for Tamarack Drive home
Summary
On July 13, 2021, the Douglas County Planning Commission voted 4–3 to grant a major variance reducing a recorded 30-foot side yard setback to 10 feet at 1248 Tamarack Drive so the owners can build a carport and extend a deck. Staff had recommended denial, citing inability to make required findings under county code.
Douglas County Planning Commission on July 13, 2021, approved a major variance allowing property owners Jason and Yolinda Rose to reduce the recorded 30-foot west side-yard setback at 1248 Tamarack Drive to 10 feet for a proposed carport and deck. The commission voted 4–3 after a split deliberation that focused on whether the parcel’s unique site conditions and neighborhood context created an undue hardship that justified the variance.
Staff told the commission the application could not meet the required findings for a major variance under county rules. Lucille Veil, community development staff, said “staff does not believe the findings can be made in the affirmative” and recommended denial of development application DP21-0146, noting that the subdivision map recorded in 1957 shows a 30-foot setback for the lot and that a major variance requires findings in Title 20 (see packet pages 105–106).
The applicants, Jason and Eliana Rose, and their contractor, Alan…
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