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Board of Adjustment, August 5, 2026

Approves North/Axelrod Setback Variance at 46 Barber Lane, 4-0

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What happened

The Boulder County Board of Adjustment approved docket VAR-26-0001, the North/Axelrod Setback Variance at 46 Barber Lane in El Dorado Springs, on a unanimous 4-0 roll-call vote per staff's recommendation.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Boulder County, CO
Governing body
Final authority
Date
August 5, 2026
Decisions
1 zoning decision
Outcome
Approved, 4-0

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North/Axelrod Setback Variance at 46 Barber Lane

Variance to reduce the required 35-foot front setback to 28 feet and the required 10-foot side setback. The parcel is zoned estate residential, 0.15 acres, with an existing 730 sq ft residence and 440 sq ft studio.

Meeting Summary

The Boulder County Board of Adjustment approved docket VAR-26-0001, the North/Axelrod Setback Variance at 46 Barber Lane in El Dorado Springs, on a unanimous 4-0 roll-call vote per staff's recommendation.

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Key Decisions (1)

Approved

North/Axelrod Setback Variance at 46 Barber Lane

Vote: 4-0Conditions attached

Development Activity (1)

North/Axelrod residence redevelopment at 46 Barber Lane

Residential

Market Signals (2)

Infrastructure

Development in the eastern El Dorado Springs area is heavily…

Sentiment

The Board of Adjustment weighs neighbor privacy and wildfire spread…

Who Spoke (8)

Board Member · 3Staff · 2ApplicantApplicant's Rep

On the record: 3 board members, 2 staff members, the applicant, and the applicant's representative.

Agenda scorecard

46 Barber Lane variance

James North & Maura Axelrod Agent: Ryan Costner cCase VAR-26-0001
Approved 4-0Not forecast
freeApproved 4-0moved by Rainey Ott3 conditions of approval
3 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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