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Board approves special use for metal accessory building, denies variance request
Summary
A special‑use permit for a metal accessory building at 356 Simeon Road was approved with staff conditions; a variance to allow the accessory structure to exceed the UDC 50% heated‑square‑foot limit was denied after staff recommended denial and commissioners determined the structure as proposed complied without the variance.
At the Aug. 11 meeting commissioners approved a special‑use permit to allow a metal accessory building larger than 500 square feet at 356 Simeon Road and denied a variance request to exceed the county’s UDC 50% heated‑square‑foot threshold.
Planning Director (Planning Director) introduced BOC2026‑00065 and explained staff had recommended approval of the special use with six conditions but recommended denial of the variance. Robert Rodriguez, speaking on behalf of property owner Madelyn Adair, told the board the proposed building itself would be about 600 square feet, with some portion of the slab and patio considered flatwork. "The actual structure is 20 by 30. So 600 square feet," Rodriguez said, arguing that measured as a structure the building would fall within the 50% limitation. After clarifying questions about the slab versus the structural footprint, a commissioner moved to approve the special use with staff recommendations and deny the variance as unnecessary; the motion carried.
The board added a cautionary comment advising the applicant to coordinate with any homeowners association requirements and confirmed staff and planning commission recommendations would control the final approval conditions.
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