Ronda Drive Shed Variance Appeal

At a glance

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What: Appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of a variance for an unpermitted metal shed and shade structure (built 2023) on a half-acre lot on Ronda Drive in the rural preservation overlay (Ward 5).
Where it stands: Council upheld the denial; the paused code enforcement case resumes.
Next: Owners must remove, move or reconfigure the structure to meet the 15-foot corner side setback.

The structure sits about 5 feet from the side street where 15 feet is required, and does not match the home's stucco and shingle roof. Staff and all five commissioners recommended denial: no unique hardship, self-imposed.
The owners said they began a permit in 2023, misunderstood the setback, use the structure for shade and a workshop, have neighbor letters of support, and will paint it. Moving it would disturb concrete, plantings and a sub-panel.

Summers-Armstrong, the ward member, said she met the owners twice and by video, saw room to move the structure, and did not want it torn down. She proposed move-and-paint.
Mayor Berkley offered a deferral to the first December meeting (December 2) for talks; the owners declined and asked for an immediate vote. Kelley and other council members asked whether a smaller structure or a 200-square-foot shed (no permit needed) was an option.
Floyd listed the options if denied: remove it, move it, or reconfigure it to comply.

About 28 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-21 - City Council	28

2026-10-21 - City Council — Item 49. Council upheld the denial on Summers-Armstrong's motion; owners declined a 30-day deferral. Carried.