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BZA grants small rear-yard variance for covered deck at 12709 Cherokee Lane
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing a 36-by-14-foot deck (20 feet covered) at 12709 Cherokee Lane to leave an average rear setback of 26.7 feet, a 3.3-foot variance from the required 30-foot average rear-yard setback for the irregular lot.
The Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 22 approved a request to replace a 36-by-12-foot deck with a 36-by-14-foot deck, of which 20 feet would be covered, at 12709 Cherokee Lane.
Staff told the board that the irregular lot’s average rear-yard setback requirement is 30 feet and that the proposed covered deck would leave an average rear setback of 26.7 feet,…
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