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Lawrence BZA denies Chick‑fil‑A requests to cut front setback, landscape buffer
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied two variance requests from Chick‑fil‑A at 2735 S. Iowa Street: a front building setback reduction and a reduction of the parking-area landscape buffer. The board found the applicant had not shown the unique hardship or code intent exception required for variances.
The Board of Zoning Appeals on a 4‑0 vote denied two variance requests from the Chick‑fil‑A property at 2735 South Iowa Street.
Staff liaison Catherine Week told the board the application (BZA‑24‑1007) asked to reduce the CS‑zoning front building setback from 25 feet to 0 feet and to reduce the required 15‑foot parking/landscape buffer to 0 feet. Staff recommended denial after reviewing the five variance criteria in the Land Development Code, concluding the requests were driven by the applicant’s operational desires rather than a unique property hardship.
Why it matters: The city’s setbacks are intended to create a uniform streetscape, predictable sight lines and a landscape…
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