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Property owner Lou Stemmler wins variance to raise flood-damaged building at 413 Hanley
Summary
The Brentwood Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance allowing property owner Lou Stemmler to raise a flood-damaged building about 5 feet while keeping the footprint largely unchanged; staff will draft formal findings of fact and conclusions of law.
At its July 23 meeting, the Brentwood Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to approve a variance for 413 Hanley Industrial Court that will let owner Lou Stemmler lift a building about 5 feet above its current elevation after repeated flooding. Stemmler told the board the building was flooded in 2007 and again in 2024 and that it remains only partially repaired; his plan calls for a two-phase lift that would create a roughly 4-foot crawl space while preserving the building's existing footprint except for a front porch change.
Planning staff (Ms. Kelly) told the board that the proposed improvements exceed 50% of the structure's current market value, which triggers the variance review under the city's code and also affects how floors are counted for zoning purposes. Board member Kristan McDaniels asked whether additional flood mitigation beyond raising the building would be implemented; Stemmler said he did not believe he could do more but wanted to improve the building. Ms. McDaniels moved to approve the variance, Vice-Chair Don Keeling seconded, and the board voted in favor. Chair Ryan Marshall then moved that staff prepare findings of fact and conclusions of law; that motion passed unanimously as well.
