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Planning board rejects variance to place shed in rear setback in Cabezon subdivision

Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Board · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Board denied a variance request that would have let an applicant place a 384 sq. ft. shed five feet from the rear property line, citing staff findings that the lot does not have exceptional conditions to justify relief from the 15-foot setback.

The Rio Rancho Planning & Zoning Board voted to deny a variance that would have allowed a homeowner to build a 384-square-foot shed five feet from the rear property line in the Cabezon subdivision.

Planner Michelle Castillo told the board that the request seeks relief from the R-4 single-family residential 15-foot rear setback so the proposed shed would encroach 10 feet into the required setback and would also encroach five feet into a…

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