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Cochise County board approves two setbacks variances for detached outbuildings

2814755 · March 29, 2025
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Summary

At a Cochise County Board of Adjustment meeting, members approved two variances reducing the minimum required setback from 20 feet to 10 feet for detached outbuildings at properties near Sierra Vista and Tombstone; staff recommended approval for both dockets and adjacent owners voiced support.

The Cochise County Board of Adjustment voted to approve two variance requests that reduce the minimum required side-yard setback from 20 feet to 10 feet for detached outbuildings at two separate residential properties.

Staff presented both applications and recommended approval without conditions. Docket VAR 25-01 would allow a 288-square-foot detached garage shed at 2622 East Papago Trail in Huachuca Mountain Village, near Sierra Vista. Docket VAR 25-02 would allow a 1,200-square-foot storage building at 2530 East Smith Drive, about three-quarters of a mile northeast of Tombstone.

The variance requests were presented under the county's zoning regulations. For VAR 25-01, staff said the application seeks relief from section 2.2404 of the zoning regulations to reduce the west property-line setback for a 288-square-foot detached garage shed. Staff…

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