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Glenwood Springs commission approves garage-access variance, OKs roof-pitch change at 515 11th Street
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved two design variances for a remodel at 515 11th Street on May 27: it unanimously approved a roof-pitch variance and, after debate and a recorded recusal, voted to permit a garage opening onto Bennett Avenue rather than the alley. Staff had recommended denial of the garage access variance.
The Glenwood Springs Planning & Zoning Commission on May 27 approved two design variances for a remodel at 515 11th Street, including a roof-pitch variance that the commission approved unanimously and a contested variance allowing a garage to access Bennett Avenue instead of the alley.
Emery Ellington, community development staff, told the commission the project triggered residential-design standards because the proposed addition exceeded the city—ode'0% threshold. "Staff on this one has recommended a denial, with findings and conditions in the staff report," Ellington said of the curb-cut/garage-access request, while recommending approval for the roof-pitch variance because the proposed roof forms are generally compatible with the downtown-core character.
Project manager Mara Schultz, representing Mark Noel Architects and the…
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