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Council approves pool setback variance at 1109 Park Lane SE for Schefflers

New Prague City Council · September 3, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a variance allowing an in-ground pool to be sited as close as 4 feet from a house or deck at 1109 Park Lane SE, reversing the usual 10-foot setback because wetland easements restrict placement; the planning commission and building official recommended the reduced setback.

The New Prague City Council granted a variance that lets applicants Ben and Anne Scheffler place an in-ground pool at 1109 Park Lane SE as close as 4 feet from the house or deck, reducing the usual 10-foot setback required by city code.

'Ken,' a planning staff member, described constraints on the property caused by a delineated wetland and associated easement…

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