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San Luis council approves variance for proposed downtown mixed-use building despite staff safety concerns
Summary
The council approved variance case 2026-0024 to reduce front and street-side setbacks and to allow backing out into C Street for a proposed two-story mixed-use building at 690 N. Cesar Chavez St.; staff cited safety and lack of special circumstances but several council members supported the pilot project and flexibility while an overlay district is developed.
The San Luis City Council approved variance case 2026-0024, allowing a reduction in the minimum front setback from 15 feet to 10 feet, a street-side setback reduction from 10 feet to 5 feet, and a request to permit vehicles to exit the property by backing into C Street for a proposed mixed-use building at 690 North Cesar Chavez Street.
Jose Guzman, director of development services, recommended…
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