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Board approves variance to allow rear-yard carport at Rio Oso Road property despite staff recommendation
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board granted a variance allowing a 30x40 carport to sit 1 foot from the rear property line at 5721 Rio Oso Road NE, after applicant said the structure is needed to store a 33-foot fifth-wheel trailer; staff recommended denial citing lack of exceptional hardship and the presence of a public utility easement.
The Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board voted to grant a variance that allows a 30-by-40-foot carport to encroach to within 1 foot of the rear property line at 5721 Rio Oso Road NE, despite staff recommending denial.
Tim Dvorak, planner with the City of Rio Rancho, presented the application from property owner John Ports and explained that the lot is zoned R1 single-family residential with standard rear setbacks of 15 feet under the cited code. Dvorak said staff evaluated the request against the variance criteria in section 150.06 of the municipal code and concluded the lot does not display the sort of exceptional physical condition…
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