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Summit County Board of Adjustment approves setback variance for Bills Ranch lot
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved PLN24-055, a Class 4 variance allowing demolition and construction of a single-family home with on-site parking within required setbacks at Lot 95 Block 5, Bills Ranch Subdivision (0.119 acres, zoned R-2); the approving resolution must be recorded before permits are issued.
The Summit County Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 on Jan. 15 to approve PLN24-055, a Class 4 variance to allow a new single‑family residence and on‑site parking within required setbacks at Lot 95, Block 5, Bills Ranch Subdivision.
Chair Ira Tane called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and commissioners present — Gordon Manin, Melissa McSween and Andrew E. Yarosh (who joined at 5:33 p.m.) — approved the application after planning staff recommended the variance. Planning staff recommended approval noting that referral agencies raised no public‑safety concerns and that the lot’s unconventional size limits where a reasonably sized building envelope can be sited.
Commissioner Andrew E. Yarosh moved to approve the variance with six findings and one condition; Commissioner Gordon Manin seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 4-0. The single condition requires that the Resolution approving the variance be recorded prior to obtaining a demolition or building permit.
The staff recommendation summarized the board’s findings: the lot’s irregular configuration creates practical hardships under the County’s zoning regulations; granting the variance would not substantially impair the regulations’ intent; the relief sought is the minimum necessary for reasonable use; the parcel was created by a preexisting metes and bounds description and is considered a legal nonconforming lot per the subdivision exemption plat recorded at Reception Number 489524 on April 17, 1995. The parcel size was listed as 0.119 acres and the property is zoned R‑2.
Simon Corson, a county planning staff member, also urged commissioners to review the draft Comprehensive Plan and provide feedback via the county’s engagement site: “visit https://blueprintsummitcounty.com/ and provide your feedback on the Comprehensive Plan,” he said.
The board handled routine procedural items earlier in the meeting: it approved the Summary of Motions from the Oct. 16, 2024 meeting and adopted the meeting agenda by unanimous votes. The meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Margaret Citak, Administrative Support II — Planning Specialist.
