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Mesquite board denies variance for backyard structure, citing ordinance standards
Summary
The Mesquite Board of Adjustment voted 4-1 to deny a variance that would have allowed an accessory structure at 410 Sutherland Avenue to encroach into required rear and side setbacks, after staff said the request did not meet the ordinance's approval criteria and the owner argued the structure had existed for decades.
The Mesquite Board of Adjustment denied a variance request for an accessory structure at 410 Sutherland Avenue, voting 4-1 after staff advised the board the request did not meet the city's variance approval standards.
T. R. Clark, a staff planner, told the board the existing covered patio is about 240 square feet and encroaches into both the rear (3-foot required) and interior side (5-foot required) setbacks. Clark said staff had sent eight return notices for the case (four within the required notice area) and that there were no return notices in opposition, but staff did not find…
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