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Commission approves street-side setback variance for Pagosa Springs lots, neighbors raise privacy concerns
Summary
The commission approved PV2604 allowing a detached dwelling to be built within a 10-foot street-side setback for Lot 1, Block 2 of Pagosa Springs Phase 1; staff cited the alley location and detention pond as justification, while nearby residents asked about fencing and impacts from alley use.
The Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission approved planning variance PV2604 April 2, permitting construction of a detached dwelling within a 10-foot street-side setback (a 5-foot reduction from the 15-foot standard) for a lot on Pagosa Springs Drive.
Staff explained the lot backs to a 24-foot alley and a detention pond, and that alley access and the lot's configuration support a reduced street-side setback. Miss Jackson said staff recommended approval and noted the alley will be one-way with rear parking to minimize front-street driveways. Neighbor Sabina Featherston, who said her property is roughly six feet from the alley, expressed strong privacy concerns and asked whether the alley would be just a maintenance road; she also said clearing work damaged trees along her fence. Applicant Jeff Wright said the development will be alley-loaded with rear parking, privacy fences on each lot and no new alley lighting beyond standard exterior egress lighting; he deferred developer-managed off-lot issues such as tree removal to the developer. The commission approved the variance and adopted the staff report as findings.
