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Board approves cottage lot standards for 600 Woodlawn to allow single‑family infill
Summary
The Columbia Board of Adjustment approved optional cottage development standards for 600 Woodlawn (Case 236‑2025), setting front, side and rear setbacks so a single‑family house can be rebuilt on a narrow, previously developed lot; the vote was 5‑0.
The Columbia Board of Adjustment on an August hearing approved optional cottage development standards for 600 Woodlawn Avenue, allowing CCV Properties 3 LLC to rebuild a single‑family house on a constrained legal lot (Case 236‑2025).
Board members voted 5‑0 to approve reduced dimensional standards that set the Woodlawn front setback at 20 feet, the interior (north) side setback at 6 feet, the exterior (Hickman Avenue) side setback at 10 feet and a 10‑foot rear yard. The motion passed with Norgard, Hammond, Minshew, Rogers and Sharp voting yes.
The approval lets the applicant use the Unified Development Code’s cottage optional development standards (Section 29‑6.4(j)) to accommodate a house on a narrow parcel that…
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