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Sandoval County panel approves front‑setback variance for Rio Rancho Estates auto salvage property

Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission · February 10, 2026
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The Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 10 approved variance V-26-001, allowing two existing buildings at 901 34th Street SW to remain closer than the 25-foot front setback required by county zoning; staff recommended approval with two conditions and the motion passed unanimously.

The Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 10 approved a variance allowing existing buildings on a 6-acre property in Rio Rancho Estates to remain within the 25-foot front setback required by county zoning.

Planning staff presented V-26-001, a request by property owners Jeff Garcia and Sean Darley for reduced front setbacks at 901 34th Street SW, a site zoned Rural Commercial with an existing conditional-use permit for an auto salvage yard. Staff said the measured setbacks for the existing structures are 20 feet along 8th Avenue SW and 16.5 feet along 34th Street SW, short of the 25-foot requirement. "Staff are recommending approval of this request," staff told the commission, explaining that the county's variance criteria in the Sandoval County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance allow relief where strict application of the ordinance would create practical…

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