Board of Adjustment Meeting
Regular MeetingOdessa, MO · October 27, 2025
Agenda
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
REGULAR AGENDA
Monday, October 27, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Community Building
601 W Main Street
Odessa, MO 64076
CALL TO ORDER Chair Sean Croucher
APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 2, 2025
Variance – VAR-10-27-2505
6003 Reich Rd
KAT Excavation on behalf of Willow Contracting
City of Odessa Code of Ordinances
Section 50-397 – Off street parking shall be provided in this
district in accordance with the following schedule and article
PUBLIC HEARING III of this chapter:
(1) All of the lot used for parking of vehicles, for the
storage and display of merchandise, and all driveways
used for vehicle ingress and egress shall be paved with
a sealed surface pavement and maintained in such a
manner that no dust will be produced by use of such
feature.
(1) Staff report with attachments
(2) Application with attachments
SUPPORTING (3) Affidavit of publication in The Odessan, October 7, 2025
DOCUMENTATION (4) Copy of letter sent to property owners within 185 ft of
site including names/addresses of property owners and
185’ notification map.
OTHER BUSINESS None
ADJOURN
A quorum of the Board of Aldermen may be in attendance however, no Board of Aldermen votes will be taken.
Posted October 14, 2025
City Hall & City Website
Emailed to The Odessan
STAFF REPORT
October 27, 2025
File #: VAR-10-27-2505
Property Owner or Responsible Party: KAT Excavation on behalf of Willow Contracting
Site Location: 6003 Reich Road
Variance to allow gravel with 8” rock over fabric instead
Project Request:
of hard surface parking.
Odessa Staff: Cathy Thompson, Finance Director
The property owner Willow Contracting, represented by
KAT Excavation, is requesting a variance to allow gravel
with 8” rock over fabric to the north, west and south areas of
Project Description:
the building due to heavy traffic and steel track equipment
twisting and turning in those areas. This type of activity
would damage sealed or hard surfaced areas.
City of Odessa Code of Ordinances
Section 50-397 – Off street parking shall be provided in this
district in accordance with the following schedule and
article III of this chapter:
City Ordinance: (1) All of the lot used for parking of vehicles, for the
storage and display of merchandise, and all
driveways used for vehicle ingress and egress shall
be paved with a sealed surface pavement and
maintained in such a manner that no dust will be
produced by use of such feature.
The applicants propose a variance to allow gravel with
8”rock over fabric to the north, west and south areas of the
building due to heavy traffic and steel track equipment
Request: twisting and turning in those areas.
6003 Reich Road, Odessa, MO 64076
Zoned (I-2) General Industrial District
Staff recommends approval of this request. The request is
reasonable for the area and use and correlates with similar
Staff Recommendation: requests made to adjacent properties. The applicant will
use concrete for the primary off street parking area front
facing the building.
Respectfully Submitted: Cathy J Thompson, Finance Director
The Odessa Board of Adjustment Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, October
27, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at the Odessa Community Center, 601 W Main Street, Odessa, MO
64076.
This hearing is regarding the parking surface for the proposed industrial building at 6003
Reich Road, Odessa, MO. The property owner Willow Contracting, represented by KAT
Excavation, is requesting a variance to allow gravel with 8” rock over fabric to the north, west
and south areas of the building due to heavy traf�ic and steel track equipment twisting and
turning in those areas. This type of activity would damage sealed or hard surfaced areas.
The ordinance Section 50-397 – Off street parking shall be provided in this district in
accordance with the following schedule and article III of this chapter:
1. All of the lot used for parking of vehicles, for the storage and display of merchandise,
and all driveways used for vehicle ingress and egress shall be paved with a sealed
surface pavement and maintained in such a manner that no dust will be produced by
use of such feature.
PER CITY ORDINANCE: NOTIFY ALL PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN 185’ OF “6003
REICH ROAD” ODESSA, MO 64076
• Steven R Bailey & Lisa A Bailey Trust – 8807 N 131 Hwy – Odessa, MO 64076
• Insurance Auto Auctions – Two Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 500 – Westchester,
IL 60154
• Barker Enterprise LLC – 5465 Gibson Rd – Odessa, MO 64076
• Janice Seaman – 6656 Golden Belt Rd – Odessa, MO 64076
Questions regarding this notice may be directed to Cathy Thompson or Shawna Davis at the
City of Odessa, 816-230-5577.
Sec. 50-397. Off-street parking.
Off-street parking shall be provided in this district in accordance with the following schedule and article III of
this chapter:
(1) All of the lot used for the parking of vehicles, for the storage and display of merchandise, and all
driveways used for vehicle ingress and egress shall be paved with a sealed surface pavement and
maintained in such a manner that no dust will be produced by use of such feature. The provisions of
this section shall not apply to the parking surfaces only on property which:
a. Is 35 square acres or more;
b. Is located 3,960 feet or more from any property that is zoned for residential use;
c. Is located 1,250 feet or more from any property that is zoned for C-l local commercial or C-2
general commercial uses; and
d. Mitigates the dust generated from the unsealed parking lot if such dust is deemed to be a public
health or safety hazard, as determined by the city.
(2) All servicing of vehicles and assembly of equipment carried on as an incidental part of the sales
operation shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
(3) Driveways used for ingress and egress shall conform to standards and specifications set forth in the
most recent edition of the American Public Works Association standards.
(Ord. No. 2429, § 1(8.207-5), 11-13-2000; Ord. No. 3011, § 2, 6-8-2020)
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