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Council debates setback variance for property at 7352 Glory Road; motion to deny fails and escrow item is tabled
Summary
Council members split over a requested front-yard setback variance for a commercial addition at 7352 Glory Road. A motion to deny the variance failed by a 3‑2 result; the related escrow agreement (item 24) was tabled to allow proponents to adjust the building location.
A request for a front-yard setback variance tied to a proposed commercial addition at 7352 Glory Road prompted a divided council debate over land-use precedent and neighborhood character. Council member (speaker 8) urged caution, saying she had "no problem with variance as far as parking goes" but expressed concern about granting front-yard variances for commercial properties that could alter the character of commercial corridors.
Staff (Presenter, speaker 1) and other council members countered that the lot is underutilized since a prior tenant left and that the requested variance would allow more efficient use of existing impervious area. "The parking lot there is currently, well oversized for the amount of retail space that is there," Presenter (speaker 1) said, arguing that repositioning the addition could reduce impervious surface.
Council members pressed planning and landscaping details. One council member asked whether additional shrubbery or trees could be included; staff confirmed a landscaping plan exists. Another member noted prior variance precedents (citing Kohl's) and warned about eroding setbacks that could limit future right-of-way changes.
Council member (speaker 8) moved to deny the variance "by the conditional use if it were put on a different location on the property." The motion was seconded and put to a vote; after members called "aye" and "opposed" the discussion recorded the result of the denial vote as failing by a 3–2 margin (denial did not pass). Following that action, council member (speaker 8) moved to table item 24 (the escrow agreement tied to the same project). The council tabled the escrow item to allow the applicant to re-site the building and avoid re-referral to commissions.
Outcome and next steps: the variance denial motion failed; item 24 (escrow agreement) was tabled for further review and potential revision by the applicant. The planning and utilities commission findings and the staff report remain part of the record; staff noted the variance request is predicated on retrofitting an existing, pre‑existing site.
