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Webster Groves board delays decision on request to free 306 West Lockwood from parking requirement
Summary
The Board of Adjustment postponed consideration of a variance that would untether 306 West Lockwood from required parking obligations that currently serve 231 West Lockwood. Petitioners and nearby residents debated future uses, parking counts and whether a zoning change or variance is the proper path.
The Webster Groves Board of Adjustment on Aug. 14 postponed action on a petition from WGRE Holdings LLC and McCallum Group LLC seeking a variance from Ordinance 8867 that would remove a requirement that 306 West Lockwood be dedicated to parking for 231 West Lockwood.
Supporters of the petition said ownership changes since the ordinance passed have created a private-property burden; opponents and nearby residents said the city should not relax parking obligations without clearer plans and protections against future heavy uses.
Elliot Leibson, director of planning and development for the city, read the docket and explained that Ordinance 8867 (adopted Jan. 6, 2015) created a planned commercial district tying the lots together so that parking at 306 fulfills part of 231’s…
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