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Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals approves most residential variances, denies a garage-height request
Summary
At its November meeting the Board of Zoning Appeals approved multiple homeowner variances and exceptions — including a replacement home exception and several setback and generator variances — denied a 2-foot garage-height variance and continued one case after the applicant left mid-hearing.
The Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals on its November agenda approved a majority of residential variance and exception requests, denied a garage-height variance and continued one case after procedural confusion.
The board approved an exception for a teardown-rebuild at 2906 West 92nd Place that allows a 4,744-square-foot house on a lot with a 4,002-square-foot ordinance maximum. Michael Smith, the owner, told the board the extra area would be concentrated in second-story and attic space and would not materially change the house footprint. Neighbor Fred Schlichting testified he worried the larger home would “dwarf the existing cul-de-sac,” but the board approved the exception by voice vote after staff said letters were mailed and only two informational calls had been received.
At 2918 West 92nd Place the board approved a variance allowing an attached garage slightly larger than the LDO maximum after finding the lot’s irregular shape and placement of the principal dwelling met the LDO’s…
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