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Leawood BZA approves grade-change variance for Meadow Lane property but denies detached motorized pool-cover structure
Summary
The BZA approved a variance to allow 2 retaining walls and associated grade changes at 8708 Meadow Lane to address drainage and a high groundwater table, but denied a separate variance to permit a detached, motorized pool-cover deck; a third setback variance was withdrawn by the applicant.
The Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals voted Sept. 24 to grant a variance for maximum grade change at 8708 Meadow Lane so the property owner can install retaining walls and an engineered drainage system, but the board denied a separate request to permit a detached, motorized pool-cover structure that the applicant proposed as a sliding deck.
What the board approved: Staff described the grade-change request as two retaining walls associated with a teardown-and-rebuild property and a proposed outdoor-living project that would require a maximum grade change of about 3.9 feet in some locations. Contractor Mark Rao and homeowner Shannon Ryan presented engineering and drainage plans, and Brett Hoagland of Continental Consulting Engineers described a drainage design that includes downspout collection, an infiltration trench and a linear 6-inch perforated pipe…
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