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Osage Beach board approves front-setback variance for Brands’ home addition
Summary
The Osage Beach Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing Chris and Sarah Brand to build an addition that will sit 23.4 feet from the front property line, short of the city’s 25-foot front setback. The planning commission recommended approval; a related special-use permit goes to the Board of Aldermen.
The Osage Beach Board of Adjustment approved a front-setback variance for applicants Chris and Sarah Brand, allowing an addition to their home at 870 Pentail Lane to sit 23.4 feet from the front property line, short of the city’s 25-foot minimum.
City planner (name not given) told the board the property is zoned C-1 commercial and that the proposed work constitutes a residential expansion that also requires a special-use permit from the Board of Aldermen. "The front setback is the only, what I would call, concrete setback that we have in the city where you have to have a minimum of 25 feet," the planner said, noting the planning commission had forwarded the special-use permit request with a recommendation to approve.
The planner described the addition as located on the right-hand side of the house and said the requested variance would permit the building to be 23.4 feet from the property line. He told the board trimming the corner of the addition to meet the 25-foot line was possible but might make the design impractical. He also placed in the file a memo from the city attorney saying the application had been reviewed and the attorney’s opinion was "good for your decision." Applicants Chris and Sarah Brand did not add further comments.
Chair (name not given) called for a motion and the clerk conducted a roll-call vote: Board member Jeremy Green — Aye; Board member Gloria O'Keefe — Aye; Randy Gross — Yes; Fred Catcock — Yes; Karen Baumann — Yes. The chair declared the variance passed. The planner said the Brands must obtain the related special-use permit from the Board of Aldermen, which is scheduled to consider the matter in January.
By statute and local practice the board noted that a variance requires an 80% affirmative vote; with five members present, four votes were needed for approval. The board’s action grants the Brands permission to proceed toward the building-permit stage, subject to any additional conditions set by the Board of Aldermen on the special-use permit.
The board closed the meeting after brief other business and casual remarks about upcoming construction in the community.
