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Conway zoning board denies side-setback variance for 1216 Dunraven Court
Summary
The Conway Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request from Roxanne Kwatek for a 3.5-foot side-setback variance at 1216 Dunraven Court after finding the application did not meet the board’s four-pronged legal test; the board approved routine minutes and closed public input before voting.
Roxanne Kwatek, the applicant for 1216 Dunraven Court, asked the Conway Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 23, 2025, for a 3.5-foot variance to allow a 6.5-foot side setback instead of the 10 feet required by the City of Conway’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Table 6.1. City planning staff described the proposal as an addition to an existing single-family house in the Newcastle subdivision that would encroach into the side setback.
The board reviewed the four legal prongs it must apply — extraordinary conditions, limited applicability to other property, impact on utilization, and lack of substantial detriment to neighbors and the public good — and questioned Kwatek about the property…
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