Title
Case No. VAR-2025-0014. Property owners, Jacoby and Heather Baker, request a variance for 2339 35th Street, Los Alamos, NM. The request seeks to reduce the required 20-foot front setback in the Residential Mixed (RM-1) zone district to 1.5 feet to allow an accessory structure (carport).
Property Owners
Jacoby and Heather Baker
Applicant
Jacoby and Heather Baker
Case Manager
Danyelle Valdez, Planning Manager
Recommended Action
I move to conditionally approve, Case No. VAR-2025-0014, a request by Jacoby and Heather Baker, property owners, for a variance from Los Alamos County Code, Chapter 16, Article II, Division 3 (Base Zone District Dimensional Standards) for 2339 35th Street, Los Alamos. The request seeks to reduce the required 20-foot front yard setback in the Residential Mixed (RM-1) zone district to 1.5 feet to allow an accessory structure.
Approval is based on the findings established at the hearing and the conclusion that the Applicant has met the decision criteria for a Variance per Section 16-74(g)(3) of the Los Alamos County Development Code, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall remove the existing unpermitted carport structure in its entirety and submit a building permit application for a code-compliant replacement.
2. The carport roof shall be designed to slope and drain away from the adjacent property, ensuring no runoff flows into neighboring parking area or parcel.
The Commission acts under the authority of Section 16-69(b)(2) and (6) of the Development Code.
I further move to authorize the Chair to sign the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for this case that reflects the decision of the Commission. This document will be prepared by county staff based on this decision.
Alternate Action
1. I move to approve Case No. VAR-2025-0014, a request by Jacoby and Heather Baker, property owners, for a variance from Los Alamos County Code, Chapter 16, Article II, Division 3 (Base Zone District Dimensional Standar...
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