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Board approves Cooper Steel setback variance at 1301 Railroad Avenue, contingent on address change
Summary
The Board approved a variance allowing Cooper Steel to encroach 17.75 feet into the front-yard setback at 1301 Railroad Avenue for an 80-by-90-foot addition, provided the company changes the property's address/frontage to reclassify the face as a side yard and meet setback requirements.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a setback variance for Cooper Steel at 1301 Railroad Avenue, allowing an 80-by-90-foot addition to encroach 17.75 feet into the front-yard setback, provided the applicant follows a required administrative condition.
Josh Bobo, representing Cooper Steel, described the addition as a relocation of bolt-storage and maintenance operations and said the company needs the space to preserve truck access and internal circulation. "We're looking to continue to grow," Bobo said, explaining how the site layout and existing building footprint drive the request.
Staff and board members discussed an administrative alternative: changing the property's primary address/frontage would reclassify the encroaching façade as a side yard, lowering the applicable setback from 100 feet to 50 feet and making the addition compliant. Staff described the address-change process as a longer administrative step but feasible.
The board moved to approve the variance on the condition that the property’s address/frontage be changed as discussed; the motion passed on voice/roll-call and the variance was approved with that contingency.
The approval allows Cooper Steel to proceed with its planned addition, subject to the condition described by staff. Staff also noted the project will require a site plan review by the planning commission and other standard approvals before construction.
