Allowing covered patios attached to single residences within the required rear setback in Sunland Springs Village was recently approved by the Mesa Board of Adjustment.
The board voted unanimously in a consent agenda with other items on March 2 to approve a minor modification of an approved planned area development to allow the covered patios. Absent from the meeting was Chair Alexis Wagner.
The modification was sought for home lots that back up to a retention and transmission line area on South Willow Wood and South Lindenwood, east of South Signal Butte Road and south of East Guadalupe Road.
There are 26 houses that are a part of the request, Staff Planner Charlotte Bridges said at a study session prior to the meeting.
“It’s on either side of a large utility line easement that pretty much bisects Sunland Springs Village in that area,” she said. “Currently the Sunland Springs Village [planned area development] does require that patio covers be 15 feet from the rear property line.”
The Sunland Springs Village Homeowners’ Association requested minor modification of the planned area development after initial construction for the 26 lots that back up to the retention area to allow attached patios to have a 2-foot rear setback from the property line, according to a written project narrative.
“This request originated with a few of the homeowners. These lots are not very deep and since they back up to an easement and not another residential lot, the homeowners would like to extend their patio covers for protection from the sun. This modification would not be detrimental to surrounding properties, as it would not affect them,” it states.
Mesa Board of Adjustment meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at the City Council Chambers, 57 E. First St. 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 Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
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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