The Town of Carefree Board of Adjustment on May 13 approved a variance allowing an attached patio cover at 1116 Ocotillo Circle to extend into the side-yard setback and increase lot coverage.

The variance (Case No. 2420 V 116) was presented by town staff and sought permission to extend an existing patio cover 7 feet into the required 10-foot side-yard setback so the roof would sit about 3 feet from the property line, and to increase lot coverage up to 42.3% where the zoning ordinance allows 25%. The applicant on record is Tyler Green; the owners are Don and Jennifer Samuels. After a brief presentation and no public comments, a motion to approve the variance with the conditions in the staff report passed with the ayes prevailing.

Stacy, a town planning staff member, described the request and explained why the attached-unit configuration common in The Boulders subdivision often produces setback variances. Stacy told the commission the applicant met citizen-participation notification requirements and staff had not received public comments on the proposal. At the hearing, Jennifer Samuels spoke to practical aspects of the project, saying the roof extension is about 145 square feet and will require only a single post at the corner and will not be visible to the adjacent neighbor from the street.

Chairman Peter Burns opened and closed the public hearing as no members of the public addressed the commission. A commissioner moved to approve the variance “together with the conditions” in the staff report; a second was recorded and the motion carried. The transcript does not identify the mover, seconder, or a roll-call tally.

The Board of Adjustment’s action approves the specific encroachment and increased lot coverage described in staff materials and the applicants’ submittal. No additional follow-up tasks or implementation dates were stated at the meeting.

Case details: Case No. 2420 V 116; property address 1116 Ocotillo Circle; assessor parcel number 216-33098. The variance request was for a 7-foot encroachment into a 10-foot side-yard setback, placement about 3 feet from the property line, an added roof area of about 145 square feet, and a lot coverage increase to roughly 42.3% where the ordinance allows 25%.

The action concluded the Board of Adjustment’s business item on the agenda and the commission moved to announcements.