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Board approves variance for commercial wall at 1522 Stephanie Road with conditions
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board approved a variance for a CMU wall at 1522 Stephanie Road SE after hearing that the wall was built 4 feet from the front property line and stands 6 feet tall; the applicant said the placement was a contractor error and offered mitigation; staff warned of sight-triangle and utility easement issues.
The Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board on March 24 approved a variance allowing a constructed concrete masonry-unit (CMU) wall at 1522 Stephanie Road SE that encroaches into the front setback, contingent on conditions and required utility encroachment agreements.
Planner Tim DeBorack told the board the wall was constructed about 4 feet from the front property line — roughly a 6-foot encroachment from the permitted location — and currently measures about 6 feet tall though a permit had authorized 8 feet. Because the lot is not…
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