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Board of Zoning Appeals approves side-setback variance for 7714 Mohawk Drive
Summary
The Prairie Village Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a two-car garage to sit 4 feet 2 inches from the side lot line at 7714 Mohawk Drive, a deviation from the 7-foot side-setback requirement. The approval was unanimous; the applicant said he would invest $300,000–$500,000 to raise and repair the house.
The Prairie Village Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to approve BZA 2024-9, a side-setback variance for 7714 Mohawk Drive that will allow an attached two-car garage to be built closer to the side lot line than the zoning code normally permits.
Staff described the property as an R1A‑zoned, legal nonconforming lot 70 feet wide in a district that typically requires 80‑foot lots. Staff said the proposed garage would be approximately 4 feet 2 inches from the side lot line, while the R1A side setback requirement is 7 feet, creating a requested variance of 2 feet 10 inches. The area of variance extends roughly 32 feet along the lot edge and the project will retain a single‑story…
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