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Afton planning board approves variances; council declines to override four‑plex decision
Summary
The Afton Planning & Zoning Board approved a Fun Zone roof extension and a simple subdivision; it also approved a variance allowing four‑plex construction on property once zoned C‑2. Neighbors raised parking and fencing concerns and Councilman Jerry Hansen urged further legal review, but Mayor Joel Neuenschwander declined to revisit the P&Z decision.
The Afton Planning & Zoning Board presented several approvals at the Sept. 13 council meeting that the town council did not overturn.
Gay Petersen, chair of the Afton Planning & Zoning Board, said the board approved a variance for the Fun Zone at 709 N. Washington St. to extend the roofline by about 49.5 feet by 6 feet; Petersen said nearby property owners submitted letters of support. The board also approved a simple subdivision/boundary adjustment for properties in Block 25 of the Original Townsite; councilman Jerry Hansen moved to approve the subdivision and Bill Hoopes seconded the motion, which carried.
Petersen said the board approved a variance requested by R & T Investments, LLC to build four‑plexes on Lots 1 and 2 of the Old Fairgrounds Addition. Petersen reported neighborhood concerns about parking and fencing and noted that the property was zoned C‑2 at the time of sale; the town’s more recent rezoning complicates the request. Petersen said the purchase agreement includes a provision that the town would buy the property back if the owners could not build four‑plexes; the Planning & Zoning Board approved the variance based on that grandfathered status. Councilman Hansen asked the town attorney to research density implications for future requests, but Mayor Joel Neuenschwander said the council would respect the Planning & Zoning decision.
The council took no further action on the variances during the meeting.
