Jenks Board of Adjustment approves variance for 531 West H Street to resolve setback encroachment

The Jenks Board of Adjustment voted to approve a variance that recognizes an existing front build-line encroachment at 531 West H Street, clearing a title issue tied to the property's nonconforming setbacks.

City planning staff described the lot as platted in 1974 and said the original portion of the building was constructed in 1981, with a later 5,000-square-foot addition bringing the structure to roughly 10,000 square feet. Staff said the property is zoned industrial light and that updates to the city's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) have made several buildings in the subdivision nonconforming under current setback rules. Staff recommended approval to resolve the title problem and to avoid forcing a future buyer…