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Commission denies Bower setback variance after neighbors and staff raise Rio Grande corridor concerns
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission denied a requested 10-foot reduction to the 25-foot front setback at 108 Cottonwood Place NW after staff said the applicant failed to show a qualifying hardship and several neighbors warned that reducing the Rio Grand corridor setbacks would harm the village character.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to deny a 10-foot variance to the 25-foot front setback requested by Robert and Kelly Bower for 108 Cottonwood Place NW.
Director Schultz told the commission staff recommended denial, saying, “the applicant has not demonstrated a qualifying hardship under the variance criteria,” and noting the site constraints cited were common to properties in the village and did not prevent reasonable development in compliance with the code.
Applicant Robert Bower argued that the lot effectively lacks frontage on a public street and…
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