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Oak Grove denies variance after neighbors say builder placed foundation inside 40-foot plat line
Summary
The Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen denied a variance for 2200 Horseshoe Drive after staff and neighbors said the foundation was built roughly 21 feet from the front property line, violating the Green Oaks Plat 1 40-foot building line; Plan & Zoning had recommended denial 7–0 and residents submitted a petition opposing the variance.
The Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen on Nov. 6 denied a variance request for a home at 2200 Horseshoe Drive after city staff and multiple neighbors said the foundation was constructed at approximately 21 feet from the front property line rather than the 40-foot building line platted for Green Oaks Subdivision Plat 1.
City staff (Matt) told the board the applicant, identified in the record as Jeff Barker of Barker Home Building LLC, had submitted a plot plan showing the foundation at the required 40-foot line but then proceeded to build the foundation at 21 feet. Staff said the plat requirement (40 feet) is separate from the city's R‑1 zoning minimum setback of 25 feet and that, because the foundation sits at approximately 21 feet, two separate variances would be required: one from the plat (Board of Aldermen…
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