Kirkwood City Hall Council Chambers, 139 S. Kirkwood Rd, June 11, 2007 – 7:00 P.M

Present:            Gerald DeWulf, Chairman, Norella Huggins, Ken Green, Susan Waters and James Myers

City Attorney:  Andrew Buchanan  

Court Reporter:  Kelley J. Olroyd

Staff Member Present: Tony Carvalho

The meeting was called to order and roll called.  Board procedure was explained and minutes from the previous meeting were approved without change. Cases were then called as follows:

Old Business

Case No. 16-2007  Chalet Homes, Rex Pearl, applicant/owner of 338 Caroline Avenue (R-4 Zoning District) wishes to construct a single-family residence that will not conform to the front yard setback along Nirk Avenue of the Zoning Ordinance.  Unanimously approved

Case No. 19-2007  Amy Diemer,  applicant/owner of 105 Thorncliff Lane (R-3 Zoning District) wishes to construct a single-family residence that will not conform to the two side yard setbacks of the Zoning Ordinance.  Unanimously approved

New Business

Case No. 20-2007  Mark Doering of Doering Engineering, applicant, Concordia Lutheran Church, owner of 505 S. Kirkwood Rd., (R-5 Zoning District) wishes to request a variance from planting strip requirement and construct parking lots along Woodbine Avenue, Clay Avenue and Idlewild Avenue that will not conform to the front yard setback of the Zoning Ordinance.  Unanimously denied

Case No. 21-2007 The Magic House, applicant/owner of 516 S. Kirkwood Road. (R-5/R-4 Zoning District) wishes to appeal use classification and request variance from the required number of parking spaces of the Zoning Ordinance.  Withdrew request to appeal use classification; Parking space requirement – unanimously approved

Case No. 22-2007 Agape Construction, applicant, Linda Book, owner of 332 Fairway Lane (R-4 Zoning District) wishes to construct an addition that will not conform to the side yard setback of the Zoning Ordinance.  Unanimously approved

Case No. 23-2007 Joy Doll applicant/owner of 917 Thornberry Lane (R-4 Zoning District) wishes to construct an addition that will not conform to the rear yard setback of the Zoning Ordinance.  Unanimously approved

Case No. 24-2007  Jack Jacaty, applicant, Tom White, owner of 601 Essex Court (R-3 Zoning District) constructed a new single-family residence that does not conform to the front yard setback of the Zoning Ordinance.  Unanimously approved

Case No. 25-2007  Paul Boyer of Civil Engineering Design Consultants, Inc., applicant, Michael & Elizabeth Gibbons, owner of 214 & 218 N. Clay Avenue (B-2 Zoning District) wishes to request a variance from the required number of parking spaces and wishes to construct a new office building that will not conform to the front yard setback of the Zoning Ordinance.  Unanimously approved