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Council denies variance for six-unit townhomes in Silver Sage PUD
Summary
Council declined a variance request to allow six-unit townhome buildings in the Silver Sage PUD, citing parking, alignment with recent code changes limiting fourplexes, and variance standards; Planning & Zoning had recommended denial.
The council voted to deny a variance request in the Silver Sage PUD that would have allowed six-unit townhome buildings where code currently limits townhome buildings to four units. Planning & Zoning recommended denial after split votes, citing concerns including parking and the recent 2023 code change that capped townhome buildings at four units. Planning staff reviewed density calculations and noted that the difference would change the number of buildings (11 buildings with six-unit option vs. 16 buildings with the four-unit option) though total housing units would be 66 versus 64.
Councilmembers debated the four statutory standards for a variance and concluded that the application did not meet standards 2'through 4 (extraordinary circumstances, not detrimental to public health/safety, and not merely for convenience/profit). Councilmember Dodge moved to deny on that basis; the motion was seconded and the council approved the denial. Staff will prepare a written reasoned decision referencing the variance standards for the public record.
