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Boulder County Board of Adjustment denies setback variance for Longmont-area junkyard
Summary
The Board of Adjustment on Jan. 7 denied VAR250005, a request to reduce front and rear setbacks to allow a 10-foot fence at 260 S. Sunset St. Staff said variance criteria were not met; the applicant said the fence position dates to a court order and removing it would harm mature trees.
The Boulder County Board of Adjustment voted Jan. 7 to deny a variance request to reduce front and rear setbacks at 260 South Sunset Street, a Longmont-area parcel used as a junkyard.
Community Planning and Permitting staff recommended denial of docket VAR250005 after finding the parcel lacks the "exceptional or extraordinary physical circumstances" required for a variance and that hardship criteria were not met. Pete LaRonge, who summarized the staff analysis to the board, said most of the 2.46-acre site lies within the regulatory floodway and that while a fence could be built with an accompanying…
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