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Appellant withdraws request for rear-yard variance at 524 West 17th Street
Summary
At a municipal hearing, appellant Steven Spearman withdrew Appeal No. 13318, which sought a dimensional variance reducing the required rear-yard setback from 20 feet to 4 feet for a property at 524 West Seventeenth Street. Staff confirmed the parcels were combined and said re-advertising the appeal may require an additional fee.
Steven Spearman, the appellant in Appeal No. 13318, asked to withdraw his request for a dimensional variance affecting a property at 524 West Seventeenth Street during a municipal hearing. The variance sought a reduction of the minimum rear-yard setback required by local ordinance from 20 feet to 4 feet.
A hearing staff member read the appeal into the record, identifying the parcel as Index 16-3026-237 and citing “Section 205.5 of the ordinance” for the minimum rear-yard setback requirement. The staff member also noted that two previously separate parcels had been combined into a single parcel and that the hearing map had not reflected that change at the time it was prepared.
After the appellant was sworn by the court reporter, Steven Spearman said, “I wanna withdraw,” and told hearing staff he was not comfortable proceeding and wanted to be better prepared. The presiding official replied, “He’s free to withdraw,” and staff said they would discuss whether another fee would be required to re-advertise the appeal if Spearman returns with a revised application.
The record shows no board action on the variance itself because Spearman withdrew the appeal; staff indicated that the applicant may need to pay a re-advertising fee to place the request on a future agenda. After the withdrawal, staff offered to meet with Spearman to clarify application requirements and scheduling.
Votes at a glance: the body approved the minutes as corrected earlier in the meeting (correction changed “will be held” to “was held”); a motion to adjourn was made and seconded and the meeting ended. The minutes approval and adjournment were routine procedural votes and were recorded as carried in the meeting transcript.
