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Prairie Village BZA approves side-setback variance for 7714 Mohawk Drive
Summary
The Prairie Village Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a variance to allow a two-car garage to sit 4 feet 2 inches from the side lot line at 7714 Mohawk Drive, a legal nonconforming 70-foot lot. The approval included standard conditions and a requirement that the variance be recorded with the register of deeds.
The Prairie Village Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to approve a side-setback variance for 7714 Mohawk Drive, allowing a proposed attached two-car garage to sit 4 feet 2 inches from the side lot line instead of the 7 feet required by ordinance.
The request, filed as BZA 2024-9, affects a 70-foot-wide lot in an R1A zoning district. City staff told the board the lot is a legal nonconforming parcel because the R1A district requires 80-foot-wide lots; the narrower width contributed to the need for a variance. Staff said the proposed garage would be about 22 feet wide, maintain a single-story profile, and extend roughly 32 feet along the lot edge.
City planning staff noted the proposal still meets cumulative setback requirements for the lot and compares favorably with what could be built under a full teardown and new…
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