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Board of Adjustment postpones variance hearing for covered patio setback in Reunion PUD
Summary
Commerce City’s Board of Adjustment postponed a decision on a requested 9-foot rear-yard setback variance for an existing covered patio after split views on whether the hardship was self-imposed. The applicant was absent; staff recommended approval and building plans have been reviewed.
Commerce City’s Board of Adjustment on Tuesday postponed a decision on a requested variance that would reduce the required rear-yard setback for an existing covered patio from 20 feet to 11 feet.
Planner Nathan Chavez told the board the application (case AV25-0002) concerns a 0.18-acre lot within the Reunion planned unit development in the Northern Neighborhoods character area and that staff recommends approval because the lot and house placement create an unusual configuration. “The covered patio was erected in 2020 without any approval, and code enforcement action led to this building permit and then this variance,” Chavez said. He told the board the building-division review finds the submitted structural plans acceptable pending issuance of the permit if the…
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