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Homeowner’s three linked variances split the Leawood BZA: garage size approved, height denied, breezeway variance continued
Summary
A Leawood homeowner seeking three related variances for an attached garage at 2918 West 92nd Place won approval for increased square footage, lost a requested 2-foot height variance, and asked for a continuance on a breezeway-width variance after the board sought design clarification.
Brian Scott, owner of 2918 West 92nd Place, asked the Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals for three related exceptions tied to an attached garage: an increase in allowable accessory square footage, a 2-foot height variance, and a reduction of the required 10-foot architecturally attached breezeway to a 7.5-foot connection.
On the square-footage request (case 61), staff said the applicant proposed an attached accessory structure of roughly 1,099 square feet where the lot’s 2% maximum is 876 square feet; the board found the lot’s irregular shape, cul-de-sac placement and house footprint created uniqueness and…
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