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Cochise County board approves variance to allow stable 2 feet from north lot line in Bowie
Summary
The Cochise County Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing a stable on a 2.5-acre Bowie property to sit 2 feet from the north property line, reducing the R-9 zoning setback requirement and the animal-structure setback from 10 and 50 feet to 2 feet.
The Cochise County Board of Adjustment voted to approve a variance for BAR 25‑07 on a property at 325 San Simone Avenue in Bowie, allowing an existing 800-square-foot stable to remain two feet from the north property line. The board approved the request without special conditions after a staff presentation and public hearing.
The variance request was presented by county staff as docket DAR2507. The case planner said the applicants, Armando and Blanca (last name stated in the record as Portulal/Portugal), requested relief from two provisions of the Cochise County zoning regulations (sections 2.18.0.04 and 2.51.0.13) to reduce the required setbacks for a stable from the district requirement of 10 feet and the animal-structure requirement of 50 feet to two feet along the north line of the parcel.
The parcel (tax parcel 30227038) is zoned R‑9, is part of Richards Addition (platted 1918), and is roughly 2.5 acres in size. Staff noted the…
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