Creve Coeur Board of Adjustment approves two 5‑foot front‑yard variances at Warrington Square

The Creve Coeur Board of Adjustment voted 4–0 on June 19 to grant identical 5‑foot front‑yard setback variances for 9810 and 9820 Warrington Square, allowing each lot to use the platted 40‑foot building line rather than the current 45‑foot zoning setback to permit construction of new single‑family houses.

Doug Cohen, owner of Douglas Properties, said he owns both lots and that moving the new houses to the 40‑foot platted line would ease grading and drainage work on what he described as a low spot that currently receives runoff from higher streets to the south and east. “Every foot that I’m able to get helps the engineers design a pattern to get it to the street,” Cohen said, describing dry wells and underground connections his engineers plan to use to retain roof runoff on site.

Bethany Moore, city planner, presented maps and elevations showing the…