A shed addition may be constructed close to the property line at a home east of Stapley Drive and north of Broadway Road in Mesa, a city board decided recently.
A special-use permit for the 0.2-acre property in the single residence 6 district was approved Oct. 4 by the Mesa Board of Adjustment in a 5-0 vote of a consent agenda with other items. Chair Alexis Wagner and Boardmember Chris Jones were absent.
The original home was built in the 1950s in compliance with all city building and zoning codes in effect at that time. The site does not conform with current development standards, Planner Sergio Solis said in a written staff report.
The Mesa zoning ordinance allows nonconforming structures to be enlarged and extend into nonconforming yards when approved with a special-use permit, it states.
The home on the site doesn’t meet the city’s required street-side setbacks, Solis said at a study session prior to the Oct. 4 meeting.
“Improvements over the years to South Stapley have shortened the right of way and just caused that to be minimized,” he said.
The current code asks for a minimum 10-foot street-side setback and a 5-foot internal setback. The existing conditions are 1.5 feet on the street side and 7.5 feet on the internal side, Solis said.
Brad Carbiener is the applicant. John Bradley Carbiener and Lynn Brea are the owners.
The house has a utility/laundry room that is built approximately 1.5 feet off the property line, according to a written project narrative.
“This property line is along Stapley Drive. I would like to expand this building an additional 20 feet to be used for a shed,” it states.
The seven-member board conducts public meetings to hear and decide requests for variances, special-use permits and interpretations of the city of Mesa zoning ordinance and sign code. Members are appointed for staggered terms of three years, according to the city’s website.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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