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Board approves rear-setback variance for addition at 607 6th Street; historic review required
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing an addition that encroaches 11 ft 2.25 in into the rear setback at 607 6th Street; the project will also need historic-preservation review and the town requested an owner-authorizing letter for the applicant.
The Town of Castle Rock Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 on March 9 to grant Luke and Alyssa Peach a variance from the 25-foot rear setback for an addition at 607 6th Street. Vice Chair VanderMeer Jordan moved to approve the variance and Board Member McAfee seconded; the recording secretary recorded a unanimous roll-call vote.
Planning staff, Tammy King, told the board the proposed addition would "encroach 11 feet 2.25 inches into that required rear setback" and noted the house was originally built in 1939; the foundation will remain and the addition will be reviewed later by the Historic Preservation Board. King also told the board that no opposition had been received and provided existing-house dimensions (1,320 sq ft with a 960 sq ft finished basement).
During board questions, the applicant identified himself as Robert Akins and said adjacent houses sit about "10, 12 feet" from the subject property line. Staff told the applicant the town would need a letter from the property owner authorizing Mr. Akins to present the application on the owner's behalf. The board found that the lot’s preexisting condition and age of the home supported a finding of practical difficulty and voted to approve the variance.
