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Council approves Holbrook East Village replats; members debate lot-combination setbacks and design policy
Summary
Leawood adopted resolutions approving revised final plats for Holbrook East Village while councilmembers debated whether combining lots should trigger larger setbacks or other design stipulations; staff said the Land Development Ordinance does not currently require revised setbacks for combined lots.
The Leawood Governing Body unanimously adopted resolutions approving revised final plats for Holbrook East Village (items N and O), but the action prompted an extended council discussion about whether lot combinations allow buyers to build larger homes on lots originally platted for smaller houses.
Councilmember Harrison raised concerns that combining lots and retaining the smaller setbacks originally approved for compact homes creates an incentive for much larger houses on small lots. "When we said smaller…
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