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Planning Commission Grants 10‑Foot Front‑Yard Setback Variance for Skylight Heights Garage
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a 10‑foot front‑yard setback variance (from 35 to 25 feet) for a detached garage at 1257 Richard Berry Drive (Skylight Heights) after staff and the applicant demonstrated steep topography made other build locations impracticable.
The Planning Commission approved variance V2026‑001 on Sept. 9 to allow a 25‑foot front‑yard setback (a 10‑foot deviation) for a proposed 26‑by‑36‑foot detached garage at Lot 4, Block 3, Skylight Heights Subdivision (1257 Richard Berry Drive).
Staff planner Anduin McElroy presented the application, describing the lot as about 6.93 acres in the RE4 rural estate zone with steep topography and a localized gully; staff measured a roughly 33% slope in the proposed area and stated the proposed garage…
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