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Board approves variances to split narrow Monaco Street lots for single-family homes
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved two variances to allow two narrow Monaco Street lots to be developed as a consolidated 50-foot lot and as reduced 6,037-square-foot lots. Staff recommended approval; the board approved both motions with four yes votes and no conditions.
Commerce City’s Board of Adjustment voted to approve two separate variances for properties on Monaco Street that would allow unusually narrow, consolidated lots to be used for detached single-family homes.
Planner Omar Youssef told the board the applications propose reducing the 70-foot lot frontage requirement to a 50-foot frontage (a 20-foot reduction) and lowering the minimum lot size from 8,000 square feet to 6,037 square feet (a 1,963-square-foot reduction) for sites at 5470 and 5464 Monaco Street. Staff reviewed the approval criteria in the Land Development Code and recommended approval for both requests, noting no written public comments had been received as of April 14.
Board members asked questions about existing accessory structures and whether both lots currently contain primary dwellings; staff confirmed one lot has an accessory structure and the other is largely vacant. The applicant for these cases was not present online; the board discussed whether to require demolition of accessory structures as a condition but staff recommended letting building-permit review address details rather than imposing a condition tonight.
Board member Valtakis moved to approve each variance and board member Douglas seconded. Electronic voting recorded four yes votes for each motion; both variances passed with no conditions.
The approvals clear the way for the applicant (case referenced to Joseph Rodriguez Serrano) to proceed toward recordation and building permits; staff will review permit applications for code compliance during the construction phase.
