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Washington Board of Adjustment OKs front‑yard parking variance for East Fifth Street development
Summary
The Board of Adjustment granted a variance allowing nine front‑yard parking spaces for a proposed 4,500‑square‑foot building at 526530 East Fifth Street, directing the city engineer to issue a building permit subject to other ordinances.
WASHINGTON, Mo. — The Board of Adjustment of the City of Washington voted March 10 to grant a variance allowing parking in the front yard of a proposed building at 526530 East Fifth Street, despite a city code requirement that parking be located in the interior or rear yard.
The vote authorizes nine front‑yard parking spaces for a planned roughly 4,500‑square‑foot building the applicants described as primarily an elder‑law office with a small number of rentable units. The board’s written resolution directs the city engineer to issue a building permit for the development “in accordance with this resolution of decision,” provided other city ordinances and regulations are met.
City planning staff described the property as vacant and situated inside the city’s C‑2 overlay district, a corridor the comprehensive plan envisions as a pedestrian‑oriented, mixed‑use entrance into downtown Washington. Planning staff said the city’s current C‑2 overlay requires a 10‑foot minimum setback and encourages build‑to lines and cross‑lot access to…
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