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Board of Adjustment July 16, 2026 6:30 PM 20201 E Jackson Dr, Independence, MO 64057 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Case #26-999-07 – 9612 & 9614 E. 9th Street S. – Variance to lot standards. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES 1. June 18, 2026 ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 14  Board of Adjustment Staff Report MEETING DATE: July 16, 2026 STAFF: Brian Harker, Planner PROJECT NAME: William Estates Lots 1A & 2A CASE NUMBER: Case 26-999-07 – 9612 and 9614 E. 9th Street S. - Variances to Lot Standards APPLICANT/OWNER: Lowell B. Williams PROPERTY ADDRESS: 9612 and 9614 E. 9TH Street S. SURROUNDING ZONING/LAND USE: North: R-12 (Two-Family Residential)…single-family residences South: R-12 (Two-Family Residential)…single family residences East: R-12 (Two-Family Residential)…railroad right-of-way West: R-12 (Two-Family Residential)…single-family residence PUBLIC NOTICE:  Notification letters sent out to property owners within 185 feet on July 1, 2026.  Legal notice was published in the Independence Examiner on June 27, 2026. VARIANCE REQUEST CITY CODE REQUIREMENTS/VARIANCE: SECTION 14-300-05 (Table 300-2) Lots and Building Standards of the city code indicates that lots zoned R-12 (Two-Family Residential) must be a minimum of 60 feet in width and 7,000-square feet in area. BACKGROUND: The legals for the parcels to be replatted are Lot 13 and the east 40 feet of Lot 14 and the south 35 feet of Lot 15 of Block 2, Evanston Park. The addition was platted on December 14, 1885. The more than a century old addition is characterized by lots as wide as 120 feet and as narrow as 40 feet. The oldest structures are small bungalows and other narrow one-story residences. The applicant intends to replat the two parcels to shift the property line between them to create a larger western lot (9612 E. 9th Street S.) with sufficient space for a driveway. The lot currently does not have any off-street parking. Further, the existing accessory building at the rear of 9614 E. 9th Street S. will be removed. In short, variances for the proposed lot line shift (which will create a western lot still too narrow and covering too little area) are needed. A variance of 12 feet for the new 48-foot of frontage and another for 520-square feet for the new 6,480-square foot of coverage are needed. Page 1 Page 2 of 14  ANALYSIS Comprehensive Plan Guiding Land Use Principles: The City’s Comprehensive Plan designates Residential Uses for this property. Imagine Independence Comprehensive Plan 2040 provides a guiding principle to, “Preserve the integrity of existing neighborhoods.” REVIEW CRITERIA Recommendations made by staff and decisions of the Board of Adjustment must be based on consideration of all the following criteria. All six criteria MUST be met for variance to be granted. 1. The requested variances arise from conditions which are unique to the subject property, that are not ordinarily found in the same zoning district and that are not a result of the owner’s intentional action. Yes, this is true. Most of the properties along the street (which are not double lots) are 40 to 50 feet wide; 2. The requested variances will not adversely affect the rights of adjacent property owners or residents. Yes, this is true. The new western lot created will be of a similar width and area as many in the neighborhood; 3. Requiring strict compliance with the subject zoning regulation will constitute a practical difficulty for the subject property owner. Yes, this is true. This is the only way to create the needed off-street parking; 4. The requested variance will not adversely affect the public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity or general welfare. Yes, this is true. The proposed variances, if granted, will not adversely affect the public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity or general welfare of the neighborhood; 5. The alleged hardship has not been created by any person presently having an interest in the property. Yes, this is true. The pattern of development and these lots’ present property lines were created decades ago; 6. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. Yes, this is true. With the variances, the proposed lot size of the western lot will fit in with the current development pattern. The request meets all six of the above-mentioned hardships or facts for the variances listed in the city code for consideration. EXHIBITS 1. Cover Letter 2. Code Section 3. Application 4. Applicants’ Variance Criteria 5. Notification letter 6. Notification addresses 7. Notification area map 8. Mailing affidavit 9. Proposed Plat Page 2 Page 3 of 14 Page 4 of 14 Page 5 of 14 Page 6 of 14 Page 7 of 14 Page 8 of 14 Page 9 of 14  USE THE ADDRESSES DIRECTLY BELOW FOR THE MAILINGS Properties Property Owner Names Mailing Addresses 9607 E. US 24 Highway Valley 23 Investments, LLC 618 NE 114th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64155 808 S. Overton Avenue Michael Thomas Scott 808 S. Overton Avenue, Independence, MO 64053 812 S. Overton Avenue Michael Thomas Scott 816 S. Overton Avenue Cynthia Ramos 815 S. Overton Avenue, Independence, MO 64053 816 S. Overton Avenue Cynthia Ramos 824 S. Overton Avenue FS Modern Homes, Inc. 804 S. Overton Avenue, Independence, MO 64053 9639 1/2 E. 9th Street S. Deborah Campbell 9639 1/2 E. 9th Street S., Independence, MO 64053 9935 E. 9th Street S. Deborah Campbell 9631 E. 9th Street S. Donald Bledsoe 9627 E. 9th Street S., Independence, MO 64053 9627 E. 9th Street S. Donald Bledsoe 9623 E. 9th Street S. 9623 E. 9th Street S., LLC 1413 E. Angline Avenue, San Tan Valley, AZ 85140 9619 E. 9th Street S. David A. Collier 9619 E. 9th Street S., Independence, MO 64053 9615 E. 9th Street S. CSL Housing Solutions, LLC 404 N. Noland Road, Independence, MO 64050 9613 E. 9th Street S. Norma J. Phillips 9613 E. 9th Street S., Independence, MO 64053 9608 E. 9th Street S. Mary C. Barlow 9608 E. 9th Street S., Independence, MO 64053 9604 E. 9th Street S. Catherine R. & David G. Tatman 9604 E. 9th Street S., Independence, MO 64053 9600 E. 9th Street S. Crown Light II, LLC 3731 Sweatwater Road, Bonita, CA 91902 817 S. Arlington Avenue Gregory & Tracie Schanlemann 4447 Sandalwood Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588 815 S. Arlington Avenue Ivan Arturo Sandoval Damin & Fierro Renteriaaraceli 815 S. Arlington Avenue, Independence, MO 64053 813 S. Arlington Avenue Midland Estates, LLC 9308 W. 117th Street, Overland Park, KS 66210 807 S. Arlington Avenue Briget Louise Mumphrey 807 S. Arlington Avenue, Independence, MO 64053 Page 10 of 14 Page 11 of 14 Property Owner N otification Affi davit STATE OF MISSOURI COUNTY OF JACKSON case No. Ab - qq? - O? t, 4uflt wtzUnuS,oflawfulagebeingfirstdulysworn upon oath, state: That I am the (agen! owner, attorney) for the property for which the application was filed and did, not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the public hearing scheduled before the Board of Adjustment, mail notices to all persons owning property within 185 feet of the subject property. The list of property owners to whom notice has been mailed is attached. These notices were mailed on the ' -t- 7^u-/(/ o1 Q*h ,20 Zb . Signature of Agent, Owner or Attorney subscribed and sworn to before me this )-{a^, 64 .20 2L, " Notary Publi . rRAcy u eeEr-EF- .3?"Yrt='8'f";rfS5orrl"' ,,., .'-, _ _/I!XS-ON Couirv ^- "%ffili*Expiru6: o6t. 18, 2026 Iqlq 3ue,J Commission Expiration Date Page 12 of 14 Page 13 of 14 Page 14 of 14