Corcoran Planning Commission Backs Variance for 50-Year-Old Home on County Road 30
Commissioners unanimously recommended approval of the Winden Woods 2nd Addition variance after staff found the setback problem was created by roadway expansion, not the property owners.
The Corcoran Planning Commission voted unanimously Nov. 5 to approve a variance allowing a 1972 home and three accessory structures to remain inside the city's 100-foot major-roadway setback at 22939 County Road 30, clearing a final hurdle for the Winden Woods 2nd Addition plat.
Applicants Kevin and Mary Winden sought the variance after the City Council approved the preliminary plat on Oct. 24, 2026, with a condition requiring that noncompliant structures either be relocated or covered by a variance.
City planning staff member Dwight presented the staff report, telling commissioners that the application met the standard for practical difficulties and that the nonconformity was not of the landowners' making. The setback problem arose from the expansion of County Road 30, staff said, which pushed the regulated roadway corridor toward structures that had stood for decades.
This house has existed within its current location for over 50 years without harm to the surrounding areas.
Encroachment agreement attached
Staff recommended approval with conditions, including an encroachment agreement covering the garage, which sits within a drainage and utility easement. The draft resolution approving the variance for the existing home and three accessory structures was tied to that agreement.
Before moving approval, one commissioner noted the city had handled comparable requests previously.
I think we approved a variance for something very similar... We do have some precedents there.
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Open forum
No comment cards submitted and no public comment taken; chair noted comments are accepted in person only, not online (D1).
Approval of October 1, 2026 minutes and concerns about minutes detail
Chair asked commissioners to speak loudly so seconds are captured on recording, and criticized 'lean' minutes that summarized discussion as merely 'the commission discussed agenda item 7A.' With council no longer requiring a liaison at meetings, she asked that key discussion points be conveyed to council. Minutes approved (D1).
Springs at Corcoran preliminary plat, rezoning and preliminary PUD (tabled)
Public hearing originally set for June 4, 2026 has been repeatedly tabled pending additional information from the applicant. Staff recommended tabling to January 7, 2027, 7 p.m. at Corcoran City Hall rather than Dec. 3 when no meeting may occur (D1).
Planning project update / commissioner liaison calendar
No questions from commissioners on the project update or liaison calendar (D1).
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