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Zoning Administrator approves Levesque garage setback variance but bars commercial use without authorization
Summary
Placer County approved a variance Oct. 23 to allow a detached garage on a 1.9‑acre Canyon Drive parcel to be sited closer to an intermittent stream and the street than county setbacks permit, but limited the approval by adding a condition barring commercial use without county authorization.
The Placer County Zoning Administrator on Oct. 23 approved a variance (PLN25‑00009) allowing a detached garage to be built 35 feet from the center line of an intermittent stream (where 50 feet is required) and 18 feet from the street‑side easement (where 30 feet is required) on a 1.9‑acre parcel at 600 Canyon Drive. The Zoning Administrator added an explicit condition prohibiting commercial use of the garage unless the owner obtains county authorization.
The variance had been the subject of three prior hearings and extensive neighbor opposition focused on: (1) whether a concrete slab near the creek was…
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