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July 28, 1997
File No.
Owner:
Address•
Description•
zoned:
Variance Requested:
Justification:
Present Use of Property:
Proposed Use of Property:
Staff Report•
A. Public Works Issues:
Z-6344
Clay Murphy
303 Hickory Court NW
Lot 16R, Hickory Subdivision
R-2
A variance is requested from the
fence height provisions of Section
36-516 to permit construction of a
10 foot tall wall.
The wall will match in style and
height a wall already existing on
one property line. The wall will
provide security against the wooded
and undeveloped property to the
rear.
Single Family
Single Family
Private drainage and streets access to utility/drainage will
be limited by construction of wall. Opening will be
required in wall for drainage.
B. Staff Analysis:
The applicant proposes to construct a 10 foot tall wall on
the side and rear property lines of the R-2 zoned lot
located at 303 Hickory Court NW. The Ordinance limits the
height of such structures to 6 feet.
The property is located in the gated Hickory Creek
neighborhood and backs up to a large undeveloped, wooded
tract. A new two-story brick home is currently being
constructed on the lot.
The proposed wall is not out of character with other
properties in this area of Hickory Creek, those on the
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Item No.: 6 (Cont.
western perimeter of the subdivision. The Board recently
approved a similar structure for the property adjacent to
the south. This previous Board action approved a 10 foot
tall wall on the property line between this property and the
property to the south. The applicant proposes to tie in to
this previously approved wall and continue it on the rear
and north perimeters. The wall will be built of brick,
finished to match the architecture of the house. The
proposed wall will tie into the front corners of the house,
enclosing the rear yard. The property two lots to the south
also has a similar wall.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested height variance
for the proposed wall.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(JULY 28, 1997)
The Chairman asked Mr. Wood, of the Staff, to present the item
and a recommendation. Wood indicated that this is a new
construction request and identified the specific application and
noted that the staff recommends approval of the requested height
variance for the proposed wall.
He further indicated that this would be a continuation of and a
tie to adjacent neighbor walls of similar nature. The Chairman
then asked a representative of the owner to come forward. Mr.
Branch identifying himself as the builder for Mr. Murphy was
present offering a brief statement of the proposal. At the
conclusion of his remarks, the Chairman asked if there were
objectors in attendance. There were none noted. At this point,
a member of the Board, Ann Palmer asked a question of staff or
others that may be able to answer as to the specific issue
associated with drainage as related to construction of the wall.
Several persons offered commentary on this subject basically
replying that in constructing a wall of solid masonry it is
necessary to include drainage to prevent backing up surface
water.
At the conclusion of this discussion, the Chairman asked if
there were other issues to discuss. There being none, the
Chairman asked for a motion on the application. A motion was
made to approve the height variance as requested. The motion
passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent.
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