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Board denies Webster Groves petition to subdivide 140 West Swan into an 11,525 sq ft lot
Summary
The Board of Adjustment rejected an application to split 140 West Swan Avenue into a substandard 11,525-square-foot lot, citing insufficient demonstration of a land-based hardship and widespread neighborhood opposition.
The Webster Groves Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Thursday to deny a petition to subdivide 140 West Swan Avenue into a new 11,525-square-foot parcel, a result the applicant called disappointing and opponents said preserves neighborhood character.
Petitioner Steven R. Sias told the board the split would allow his son and family to return to Webster Groves and help care for Sias's ill wife; he said the proposed new lot would meet setback requirements and that several nearby lots are smaller than the 15,000-square-foot requirement for the A2 district. "We'd like for our son and his family to…
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