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Boulder board approves setback variance for 836 9th Street
Summary
The Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustments unanimously approved BOZ2025-00013 to recognize an attached carport and a 4.9-foot rear setback where 25 feet is required, allowing a small landing and stairs to facilitate a safer exterior access as part of an interior remodel.
The Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustments voted unanimously to approve a setback variance for 836 9th Street, allowing the city to recognize an existing attached carport and a small landing that leaves the rear (east) setback at about 4.9 feet where 25 feet is required.
Robbie, a city planner, told the board the carport and deck were originally permitted as detached structures and that aerial photos suggest the connection to the house dates to about 1999. The property is in the R‑01 zoning district on a substandard lot of roughly 3,825 square feet. "We are comfortable saying that it has been attached in some form for at least 26 years now," Robbie said, and staff concluded the application met the applicable variance criteria and recommended approval.
Applicant representative Patrick Gubatos of Sobo…
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