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The board voted 5‑0 to allow reduced lot frontages and dimensional standards that will enable 22 single‑family detached homes on the preliminary plat submitted to planning staff. The motion recorded by staff set 20‑foot front and rear setbacks and 6‑foot side setbacks consistent with the preliminary plat. The vote was Norgard, Hammond, Minshew, Rogers and Sharp in favor.

Applicant presentations said the development will use cottage dimensional standards to provide smaller‑footprint detached homes that the applicant and staff described as “gentle density” consistent with the city’s housing study and the comprehensive plan. Jay Gebhart of Civil Group presented the preliminary plat and said the project includes tree preservation, a detention pond, and a drainage easement that limits buildable area on some lots. Jesus Mendez, listed as the property owner, is the proposed builder.

Staff (Pat Zenner) explained the cottage standard route is used because the proposed lot frontages (42 feet) are below the R2 minimum of 60 feet. Staff said the subdivision was processed concurrently with a rezoning to R2 and a preliminary plat reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission; planning recommended approval and the preliminary plat cannot proceed to City Council without the board’s action on the dimensional standards.

Key technical details in the record: the site totals about 5.09 acres; most lots will be deep but narrower in frontage (proposed 42‑foot widths, with the cottage standard minimum allowed as low as 30 feet); one lot has a minor rear easement encroachment (16 feet) that staff said would still meet the 20‑foot minimum because the drainage easement functionally becomes the effective setback line. Staff noted sidewalk exists along Oakland Gravel; the development will dedicate additional half‑width right‑of‑way on Oakland Gravel Road because the street is currently substandard for its classification.

Staff and the applicant said accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are not permitted on cottage lots. Zenner clarified that ADUs remain possible in some substandard‑lot scenarios under R2 rules but that the cottage‑lot option carries a specific prohibition on ADUs.

Board members asked about parking and traffic; staff’s traffic screening determined the 22‑lot project did not trigger turn‑lane or major street upgrades. Each lot is required to meet on‑site parking (two spaces per unit); the applicant said homes will be built with two‑car garages where practical. The applicant and staff discussed preserving at least 25% of qualified trees and locating stormwater detention and drainage infrastructure within common and lot easements.

The board recorded City exhibits including certified UDC subsections, the staff report, and notice materials. The motion approved the cottage dimensional standards as drawn on the preliminary plat; final plat approval and recording will follow City Council action and standard subdivision review steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Adjustment on 2025-08-12 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Adjustment approved optional cottage lot standards for a 5.09‑acre site at 3310 Oakland Gravel Road (Case 241‑2025), enabling a 22‑lot single‑family subdivision with 42‑foot lot widths, a 20‑foot front and rear setback and 6‑foot side setbacks; the motion passed 5‑0.","taxTitle","Columbia, Boone County, Missouri","taxId",2593,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6137770,"Board approves cottage lot standards for 600 Woodlawn to allow single‑family infill",1782,445000,2227000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5598147-0babb176d0841786c206560fa834c38e&start=445&end=2227","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5598147-0babb176d0841786c206560fa834c38e/thumbnail_445000.jpg","/articles/6137770/Columbia/Boone-County/Missouri/Board-approves-cottage-lot-standards-for-600-Woodlawn-to-allow-singlefamily-infill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6137770-54c50bd43c8355226336f9b450098ce2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163651&Signature=DBSusO9l99tEIzuNyQNd7daJSJaSpHaN4QH7i0nr8GRDdSEga5sMw4sCc0yN-kEUHqGI00D1oflzN5FjYwa9lLJkjDRH28jPVdSDybP5CbwuFHmRyQ0ppCsP-iKwyHJxaVaCBIDaqqSYWHl6LfSipLJv0t1ICUf9NMEloSWBOQr3glnQInH51eV1orDMNe1TFqdE~NKYbtlwf0XmtsLcn1rPVNu6apt~I8h34~lnPowP-n1e6UQ~h4FAlI-cgEOt3u4Pyzq5hBNFdHCOJiYmKL-9qX0UXEbBh4senzOTI6nbXZLuHL3vxzZjJ8CM27l~9cIpI0X7qv3uyInboBfoeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Columbia Board of Adjustment on an August hearing approved optional cottage development standards for 600 Woodlawn Avenue, allowing CCV Properties 3 LLC to rebuild a single‑family house on a constrained legal lot (Case 236‑2025).

Board members voted 5‑0 to approve reduced dimensional standards that set the Woodlawn front setback at 20 feet, the interior (north) side setback at 6 feet, the exterior (Hickman Avenue) side setback at 10 feet and a 10‑foot rear yard. The motion passed with Norgard, Hammond, Minshew, Rogers and Sharp voting yes.

The approval lets the applicant use the Unified Development Code’s cottage optional development standards (Section 29‑6.4(j)) to accommodate a house on a narrow parcel that historically held a dwelling. Staff and the applicant told the board the lot originally carried a single‑family house and is currently vacant; the application materials described the parcel as having had a structure removed about 2006–2007.

Pat Zenner, planning staff, said the parcel is a “relatively constrained parcel” under current setback rules and that applying cottage standards would produce development similar to the neighborhood. Zenner explained the 20‑foot front setback is consistent with the median setback on Woodlawn and that the 10‑foot exterior side setback will accommodate an existing retaining wall along the Hickman frontage. Zenner also summarized the approval criteria under the UDC that the board must find: consistency with the comprehensive plan, adequate off‑street parking, and no increased traffic or public‑safety risk.

Wes Bolton, the project engineer with Allstate Consultants, told the board the applicant accepts staff’s recommended tweaks to the cottage standard and plans off‑street parking accessed from Hickman Avenue. “We fully accept staff’s recommendations of the 20 foot and the 10 foot on the south, thinking that that’s going to fit well with the neighborhood,” Bolton said.

Board discussion touched on parking, sidewalks and lot legal status. Staff noted that as a preexisting legal lot the project does not trigger new right‑of‑way dedication or sidewalk construction beyond what already exists; off‑street parking still must meet the two‑spaces‑per‑dwelling requirement for single‑ and two‑family houses in Columbia.

The board included the planning staff report, relevant subsections of Chapter 29 of the Unified Development Code, and the public‑notice materials into the record before voting. The motion as read into the record specified the front, side and rear yard dimensions that the board approved.

With the board’s approval of the cottage standards, the applicant may proceed to finalize building permits and any required ministerial steps to reconstruct a single‑family home consistent with the approved setbacks. The action does not rezone the parcel and does not alter other code requirements that apply to new construction.","The Columbia Board of Adjustment approved optional cottage development standards for 600 Woodlawn (Case 236‑2025), setting front, side and rear setbacks so a single‑family house can be rebuilt on a narrow, previously developed lot; the vote was 5‑0.","actionData","errors"]

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