Planning commission grants buffer-yard variances for 303 North Tenth Street redevelopment in floodway

The Ozark Planning & Zoning Commission approved a variance for landscaping and buffer-yard requirements at 303 North Tenth Street during its March meeting, including a reduction of buffer-yard A along the western property line to a variable 5-to-15-foot width and a waiver of the southern buffer-yard requirement where the site lies in the regulatory floodway.

Staff said the applicant provided an alternative landscaping plan and that the request is allowable under the city code’s alternative landscape provisions (buffer/landscape code referenced in materials). Megan, planning staff, explained the western and southern portions of the site are constrained by utility corridors and floodway limits and recommended approval of the variance. She said the request was considered in light of site limitations and preservation of mature vegetation.

The property is a primarily multifamily proposal…