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Board grants variance to allow attached garage 5 feet from side lot line at 468 Hawthorne
Summary
The Webster Groves Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing homeowners at 468 Hawthorne Avenue to rebuild an attached garage 5 feet from the side property line, a 7-foot reduction from the 12-foot side setback requirement. The board found lot shape, existing garage location and site constraints supported the variance.
The Webster Groves Board of Adjustment on Aug. 14 approved a variance to let homeowners Douglas Weston and Lauren Harding rebuild an attached garage on their Hawthorne Avenue property 5 feet from the side lot line, reducing the city's usual 12-foot setback by 7 feet.
The board found the lot's geometry and the location of an older garage that recently burned created practical difficulties for complying with the full setback requirement.
Elliot Leibson, director of planning and development, told the board the existing garage (damaged by fire)…
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