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Webster Groves council begins review of front-facing garage rules, asks staff to draft ordinance changes
Summary
Council members heard a presentation on the city's front-facing garage rules, discussed their impact on neighborhood character, affordability and stormwater runoff, and directed planning staff to redline the ordinance for future council consideration.
The Webster Groves City Council reviewed the city’s regulations on front‑facing garages and asked planning staff to draft proposed ordinance changes for later consideration.
The issue matters locally because council members tied the garage rules to housing affordability, neighborhood appearance and stormwater impacts. Planning staff said many applicants are seeking variances to the current code, creating recurring review work for the Architectural Review Board (ARB) and the Board of Adjustment.
Alec Leifson, director of planning and development, told the council the city’s garage rules date to 2006 and that the ordinance currently in use is listed in city records as Ordinance 85‑19. Leifson summarized the code’s key features: limits on garage width, a cap on how far a garage may project from a house’s front wall (staff said 6 feet is the typical projection limit used), and a local…
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