Board of Adjustment, January 7, 2026
Votes on Walker Appeal of legal building lot determination on Gold Run Road, 5-0
What happened
The Boulder County Board of Adjustment denied a setback variance (docket VAR-25-0005, the Trevartan setback reduction at 260 South Sunset Street) on a unanimous 5-0 roll-call vote, following staff's recommendation of denial because no exceptional physical circumstance existed.
- Jurisdiction
- Boulder County, CO
- Date
- January 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 5-0
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsAppeal of building lot determination for Section 18, T1N R71W
DeniedFree sample: decision 1 of 2
Trevartan setback variance at 260 South Sunset Street
Variance request to reduce the 60-foot front setback to approximately 45 feet and the 20-foot rear setback to zero feet for construction of a 10-foot fence on a 2.46-acre general-industrial junkyard parcel (an unincorporated enclave in Longmont). Applicant/owner David Trevartan; Luke Embry as agent.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Boulder County Board of Adjustment denied a setback variance (docket VAR-25-0005, the Trevartan setback reduction at 260 South Sunset Street) on a unanimous 5-0 roll-call vote, following staff's recommendation of denial because no exceptional physical circumstance existed.
Key Decisions (2)
Trevartan setback variance at 260 South Sunset Street
Walker Appeal of legal building lot determination on Gold Run Road
Market Signals (2)
Infrastructure
Boulder County confirmed FEMA/county-funded bridge and road repair (Home Access…
Sentiment
County staff signaled a strict, consistently-applied policy that any parcel…
Who Spoke (16)
On the record: 2 board members, 3 staff members, 4 attorneys, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded vote260 S. Sunset Street variance
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