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After mixed staff and neighbor testimony, Placer County tentatively backs Granite Bay trellis variance

Placer County Zoning Administrator and Parcel Review Committee · January 22, 2026
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Summary

Staff recommended denying a variance to allow a 174 sq. ft. trellis to remain 5 inches from the east property line, citing lack of special circumstances; after testimony (including the owner’s claim of long-standing use and a civil-harassment restraining order), the Zoning Administrator tentatively found facts supporting a variance and directed staff to return Feb. 19 with written findings and conditions.

Placer County staff recommended denial of a variance that would allow an existing, unpermitted 174-square-foot trellis to remain 5 inches from the east side property line at 8232 Cieno Avenue in Granite Bay, but the Zoning Administrator tentatively found the record could support a variance and continued the item for a Feb. 19 follow-up.

Staff told the hearing the structure was the subject of…

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