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Council approves revised final plat for Havey residence in Leawood South after retroactive permit review
Summary
Council approved a revised final plat for the Havey residence after the applicant enclosed a screened porch without a permit and later obtained approvals from the Board of Zoning Appeals; the council approved the plat on a 6–2 vote.
The Leawood City Council adopted a revised final plat for the Havey residence in the Leawood South subdivision, resolving a long‑running matter that began when an existing screened porch was enclosed without a permit.
Planning staff explained the sequence: a screened porch originally constructed on commonly owned homeowners‑association ground was later enclosed and built over HOA land without a permit or property replatting. The homeowner subsequently negotiated ownership of the small area under the enclosed structure, sought approvals and took the case to the Board of Zoning Appeals; the BZA approved a setback variance and the revised plat came to planning commission and then council.
Council members voiced concerns about the precedent of doing work without permits and noted the assorted administrative steps the homeowner and staff performed over multiple years to resolve the nonconformity. Planning and building staff told council that the revised plat is intended to regularize ownership and that staff had worked with the homeowner during the multi‑year process.
The council approved the revised final plat on a 6–2 vote with Council members Kane and Harrison opposed.
