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Neighbors prevail as Leawood board denies grade‑change and retaining‑wall request at Overbrook Road
Summary
A proposal to install a 5.5‑ft retaining wall and accept a 4.5‑ft grade change at 12402 Overbrook Road was denied after neighbors objected that the wall would block golf‑course views and that the current house placement contributed to the problem; planning staff said public‑works drainage plans were approved but the board found variance criteria unmet.
The Leawood Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request for a substantial grade change and retaining wall at 12402 Overbrook Road following public opposition from adjacent homeowners.
Architect Bruce Wetland, speaking for the property owners and the landscape contractor, said the tear‑down/rebuild lot has an exceptionally steep fall to the back (roughly eight feet over 35–40 feet) and that a…
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