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Lacombe Variance
VAR24-04
Board of Adjustment – September 12, 2024
Joseline 
Castaneda
Planner

Request
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A request to increase the side wall height 
from 6 feet to 8 feet as required in the R1-
7 PRD (Single Residence Planned 
Residential District) zoning district. 
Owner/ Applicant: Shawn Lacombe

Zoning Map
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Aerial Map
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Street View
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Project Details
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• Single Family Residence abutting lake and 
park.
• Allowable Wall Height
– 6-foot-high wall  
• Proposed Variance 
– 8-foot-high wall

Public Involvement 
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•Neighborhood Letter sent July 9
•Published AZ Republic: August 21
•Advertised on Postcards: August 14 
•Site Posted: August 23
•1 response received

Conceptual Site Plan
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Action
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The Board of Adjustment shall make 
their analysis of the requirements 
based on the evidence in the record 
prior to granting a variance:

Analysis 
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• The property’s location and surroundings are 
not self-imposed.
• Property abutting lake and park creates 
safety concerns.

Analysis
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• The property is deprived of privilege of 
privacy that other property owners have. 
• The request is appropriate for the high traffic 
areas it is abutting. 
• Rezoning is not appropriate as it is within a 
subdivision which requires all lots to be 
uniform with the same zoning.

Analysis 
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• The wall height increase is the minimum 
necessary to alleviate the hardship 
• Additional buffering along wall with additional 
landscape is not possible.

Analysis 
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• The request is not expected to have a 
detrimental effect as it is abutting a park and 
not a residence. 
• Abutting residential property and lake to the 
site are not affected.

Recommendation
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If the Board decides to grant the 
variance, it should be subject to the 
following stipulation:
Development shall be in conformance 
with applicable narrative, dated June 19, 
2024, and site plan dated July 2, 2024.

Lacombe Variance
VAR24-04
Board of Adjustment – September 12, 2024
Joseline Castaneda
Planner