Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Variance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board approves garage-conversion variance at 3036 Del Rancho with storage condition
Summary
Del City’s Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing conversion of part of a two-car garage at 3036 Del Rancho into living space on March 9, 2026, conditioned on the addition of a permitted storage building (board required at least a 10-by-10 shed) and completion of required inspections.
Del City’s Board of Adjustment on March 9, 2026 approved a variance permitting part of a two-car garage at 3036 Del Rancho to be converted into interior living space, with the condition that the applicant provide a permitted accessory storage building (the board specified at least 10-by-10) to replace lost storage.
City staff reported the applicant, Eddie Sanchez, seeks to convert one side of a two-car garage; staff recommended approval contingent on permitting and constructing an accessory structure to replace the lost garage storage. The report noted the property would retain one covered parking space and that no complete application package had been submitted for the replacement structure at the time of the hearing.
Marcus Vasquez, the city building inspector, said he had spoken with the homeowner and that the homeowner was willing to install a shed to address lost storage but that no formal shed permit had been submitted. Vasquez told the board about permit and inspection rules, including that a concrete pad is required for shed installations over 350 square feet and that sheds without a pad must be anchored to the ground at set points.
Board members discussed whether recent ordinance changes permit administrative approval of garage conversions and requested staff investigate; they also pressed for receiving full application packages farther in advance (about 10 working days) to allow adequate review. One board member moved to approve the variance with the condition that the applicant add a storage building measuring at least 10 by 10 and that required inspections occur; the motion passed 3–1.
The board’s conditional approval requires the owner to obtain the accessory-building permit and to schedule and pass the necessary inspections (foundation/slab, framing, electrical, mechanical as applicable) before any final occupancy determination. If the owner cannot meet the condition, the variance approval could be reconsidered under standard procedures.
