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Webster Groves Board of Adjustment approves variance to allow private dog park at 354 Atlanta Avenue
Summary
The Board of Adjustment granted a use variance for a privately owned, for‑profit dog park at 354 Atlanta Avenue (docket 24‑20), finding the lot’s shape and setbacks create an unusual hardship. The board approved the variance by the required four‑member vote and directed staff to draft conditions and an ordinance for a future meeting in March.
The Webster Groves Board of Adjustment voted to approve a use variance for a privately owned, for‑profit dog park at 354 Atlanta Avenue (docket 24‑20), after finding the lot’s narrow shape and setback requirements leave it effectively undevelopable for conventional residential structures.
City planner Joel Pugh summarized the request to the board: “The applicant is requesting a variance to permit the planned use of the plot as a privately owned for profit dog park.” That request seeks relief from sections 53.073, 53.071 and 53.100 of the Webster Groves zoning code so the owner may continue operating the fenced and improved lot as a rental dog park.
The board’s discussion centered on two questions: whether the lot’s configuration creates an…
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