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VariancePending6317 Bald Eagle Place NE, Rio Rancho, NM

Variance Case No. 26-110-00008 — 6317 Bald Eagle Place NE

Rio Rancho

Description

A homeowner asked for a variance to keep a 320-square-foot gazebo built 5.5 feet into the required 15-foot rear setback. The gazebo was built without a permit and flagged by code enforcement; building and engineering divisions later approved the permit application, but staff recommended denying the variance.

Impact summary

If approved, the gazebo stays with the homeowner responsible for any utility work in the easement. If denied, he'd likely have to move or remove it.

Applicant

Name
Albert Prada
Address
6317 Bald Eagle Place NE, Rio Rancho, NMSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
3
Total mentions
1

Recorded in the meeting · Planning & Zoning Commission

Discussed

Last discussed Apr 28, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Apr 28, 2026

Planning and Zoning Board - Apr 28, 2026

A homeowner asked for a variance to keep a 320-square-foot gazebo built 5.5 feet into the required 15-foot rear setback. The gazebo was built without a permit and flagged by code enforcement; building and engineering divisions later approved the permit application, but staff recommended denying the variance.

Related issues (1)

Nacelle Road gazebo setback encroachment

A homeowner built a gazebo without a permit and now wants the city to make it legal through a setback variance. Staff says the law only allows variances for real physical hardship, not self-imposed problems — a question of how strictly the city enforces its own rules when a structure is already up.

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