Baker carport variance (VAR 2025-0014)
Los Alamos County
Description
Remanded rehearing to reduce the 20-foot front setback to 1.5 feet for a carport over existing tenant parking; the November 2025 denial was procedural (3-2 vote fell short of the required four votes).
Impact summary
Gives a tenant covered parking that protects a vehicle from sap damage without moving a 1948 concrete wall.
Applicant
- Name
- Jacobie and Heather Baker
- Address
- 2339 35th Street, Los Alamos, NMSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
Last discussed May 13, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Planning and Zoning Commission — May 13, 2026
Remanded rehearing to reduce the 20-foot front setback to 1.5 feet for a carport over existing tenant parking; the November 2025 denial was procedural (3-2 vote fell short of the required four votes).
County Council - Regular Session — March 3, 2026
Same legal posture as the companion case — a 3-2 P&C vote resulted in denial as a matter of law, so the council remanded it for rehearing.
Related issues (1)
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