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Council declines to act on request to reconsider 35-foot map notation for River Club area

5585251 · August 14, 2025
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Summary

A motion to reconsider a map notation described as a "35-foot maximum height" for the River Club SAP died for lack of a second. Nearby homeowners and the applicant offered opposing interpretations of how the 35 feet should be measured.

Garden City — The City Council did not take action Monday on a request to reconsider a map notation describing a "35-foot maximum height" in the River Club SAP area; a motion to move the matter to a later meeting died for lack of a second.

The request for reconsideration, presented on behalf of neighborhood homeowners, argued that the yellow notation on the SAP map should be interpreted from existing (on-site) grade visible from residents' back yards rather than from finished grade or average front-of-building grade referenced in city code. "It seems to defy common sense that those people would agree to a 35-foot height limit that allows unlimited fill to be brought in or unlimited grade elevation, and then put 35 feet on top of…

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