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Webster Groves ARB declines FAR increase for proposed home at large subdivided lot after calculation and process disputes
Summary
The Webster Groves Architectural Review Board debated a floor-area-ratio (FAR) increase for a proposed new house on a subdivided lot at 447 Landscape. Board members raised procedural concerns and disputed FAR calculations; a motion to approve the FAR request failed after members opposed the measure.
The Webster Groves Architectural Review Board on Monday reviewed a request to increase the allowable floor-area-ratio for a new house proposed on a large subdivided lot at 447 Landscape and declined the change after members questioned the timing of the request and disagreed about how the FAR was calculated.
The request was presented by Nathan Farrell and Donna Box, who said they were representing the project applicant. The applicants said their electronic takeoffs showed an above-ground floor (AGF) of 2,804.5 square feet, which they calculated as 37.1 percent FAR for the lot. City staff produced a different figure—about 2,871 square feet (roughly 38 percent)—and board members said the discrepancy and the late submission of FAR documentation left…
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