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Englewood board denies variance for unpermitted addition at 4710 S. Sherman St.
Summary
The Englewood City Board of Adjustment and Appeals denied a variance request allowing an unpermitted rear addition to remain inside a 5-foot side setback at 4710 South Sherman Street after finding the project did not meet required variance criteria.
The Englewood City Board of Adjustment and Appeals denied a variance request for an existing residential addition at 4710 South Sherman Street after concluding the project failed to meet required variance criteria.
Staff recommended denial and the board voted 0-7 to deny the requested variance, which would have allowed the addition to encroach into the R1C zone's 5-foot side setback.
The variance request was introduced by Eric Sampson, Planner II with Community Development, who told the board the addition was built without permits and encroaches on the five-foot side setback required in the R1C district. "Community development staff does recommend denial of this variance," Sampson said, citing the five statutory variance criteria the board must apply.
Why it matters: a variance would permanently change what is permitted on the lot and could affect neighboring property owners' ability to use their land. Board members emphasized that the addition was constructed without prior permitting and that administrative avenues for smaller adjustments exist.
Staff analysis and building-division issues
Sampson summarized the five variance criteria the board must consider: a unique physical situation, unnecessary…
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