Commission bars variances for prohibited accessory structures in zoning code update

Aug 6, 2026

Staff proposed and commissioners approved language clarifying that the board of zoning appeals may not grant variances to permit accessory structures that the code explicitly prohibits (staff cited a recent sports-court application and the state enabling statute as the basis).

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The Planning Commission reviewed an amendment to section 12-1-104 clarifying that the Board of Zoning Appeals cannot grant variances to allow accessory structures that are expressly prohibited in the code.

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