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Variance (VAR) Review Process

Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting Public Office Hours, Virtual Service Hours and a link to schedule an appointment can be found at the bottom of the page.

Variance (VAR) Review Process

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Regulations are hard and fast, but there may be situations where the regulations and the constraints of a property are not reconcilable. The Board of Adjustment can assess and approve Variance requests to allow an aggrieved property owner relief from the constraints of the Boulder County Land Use Code.

Variance (VAR) Review Process Information

Additional Information

Submittal Schedule for Planning Applications

The Community Planning & Permitting Department manages the number of planning applications accepted each week in order to align with available resources. Once you have had a Pre-application Conference and have a complete application ready for review, please contact Community Planning & Permitting at 303-441-3930 to get on the schedule to submit your planning application.

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Community Planning & Permitting

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Email: planner@bouldercounty.gov
Phone:303-441-3930

Courthouse Annex Building

2045 13th St.
Boulder, CO 80302

Hours

Public Office Hours:
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday

Virtual Service Hours:
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday
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Mailing Address

Community Planning & Permitting
PO Box 471
Boulder, CO 80306
Community Planning & Permitting website