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Board of Adjustment approves three variances and continues four items, March 13, 2025
Summary
At its March 13 meeting the Maricopa County Board of Adjustment approved three variance requests and continued multiple hearings, including a high-profile lot-width case, to future meetings.
The Maricopa County Board of Adjustment on March 13, 2025 issued three approvals and continued several other agenda items, including one substantial lot-width variance, during its regular hearing.
Approvals - BA2024011 (Eastwood residence, District 1): Approved. The board granted a front-yard setback variance reducing the required 40-foot setback to 25 feet to allow construction of a proposed 10,837-square-foot residence on a roughly 1-acre Rural-43 parcel. Motion to approve by Member Carden; second by Member Clapp. Vote: 3-0.
- BA250003 (Garst property, Mesa): Approved with modification. The applicant had requested a 5-foot street-side setback from 100th and Fourth Street; after discussion the board approved a 10-foot street-side setback instead. Member Clapp moved to approve a 10-foot setback; Member Carden seconded. The applicant's representative, Matt Rubel of Southwest Building Solutions, confirmed the applicant's concurrence with the revised 10-foot condition. Vote: 3-0.
- BA250008 (Christiansen residence, District 2): Approved. The board granted a front-yard setback variance to allow a proposed 422-square-foot covered patio to extend to a 26-foot setback where 40 feet is normally required in Rural-43. Motion by Member Clapp; second by Member Carden. Vote: 3-0.
Continuances and other actions - V202302237 (code compliance review, Whitman/Carter): Continued by motion of Member Carden, second Member Clapp, to the April 17 Board of Adjustment hearing; vote 3-0. Staff said the respondent (appellant) was not present and could not be contacted by phone or email.
- BA250001 (Prieto property, District 4): Continued to May 15, 2025 to allow the applicant to pursue survey corrections and to consult with the owner of the middle parcel; motion by Chairman Sherman Loper; second by Member Clapp; vote 3-0. (This item is covered in detail in a separate report.)
- BA250009 (WENT project, District 4): Continued to April 17, 2025 because the applicant was not present at the hearing; motion to continue by Chairman Loper, second by Member Clapp; vote 3-0.
Administrative continuances announced (no board vote required) - B8250005 (Hewitt property, District 2) — continued to April 17. - BA25006 (Black Canyon Highway billboard height, District 2) — continued to April 17. - TU225002 (Safely property temporary use permit for temporary housing, District 2) — continued to April 17.
Process notes All roll-call votes were recorded verbally by the clerk. Where applicants or their representatives were present, board members clarified alternatives (reducing building footprint, reorienting structures, or recording/revising easements) before final action. In one approval the board adopted a remedy different from the applicant's initial request (Garst), with the applicant's representative agreeing to the revised condition on the record.
The board's formal actions on March 13 were taken by three voting board members: Chairman Sherman Loper, Member Carden and Member Clapp. Several items were continued to allow applicants or staff to provide additional information or to secure the presence of applicants or respondents at subsequent hearings.
