HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6623 Staff AnalysisFebruary 22, 1999
Item No.: 3
File No.:
Owner:
Address:
Description:
Zoned:
Variance Requested:
Justification:
Present Use of Property:
Proposed Use of Property:
Staff Report:
Z-6623
John Showalter
4816 " I" Street
Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block 61,
Pulaski Heights
R-2
A variance is requested from the
fence height provisions of Section
36-516 to permit construction of an
8 foot tall privacy fence.
The fence is needed to provide
security and privacy. The top 2
feet of the 8 foot fence will be
lattice, not solid wood.
Single Family
Single Family
A. Public Works Issues: No issues.
B. Staff Analysis:
The R-2 zoned property located at 4816 " I" Street is
occupied by a one-story, single-family residence. A portion
of the rear yard is enclosed by a 4 foot tall, chain link
fence. The applicant proposes to replace this fence with a
new 8 foot tall, wood, privacy fence. Section 36-516 of the
code limits the height of fences in residential zones to 6
feet.
Staff believes the variance request to be reasonable.
Although the new fence will be 8 feet in height, the top 2
feet of the structure will be lattice, not solid wood. The
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Item No.: 3 (Cont.)
new fence encloses only a portion of the rear yard, well
away from "I" Street and the side street, Monroe. Only a
small portion of the fence is on the common property line
between the applicant's property and the property adjacent
to the north.
Staff does not believe the proposed fence will have a
negative impact on adjacent properties.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested fence height
variance to allow an 8 foot tall, wood privacy fence subject
to compliance with the following conditions:
1. The top 2 feet of the 8 foot tall fence are to be
lattice.
2. The fence is to be built with the finished side facing
outward.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(FEBRUARY 22, 1999)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and informed the Board that the
applicant had requested that he be allowed to construct portions
of the fence to be 8 feet tall without the top 2 feet being
lattice. Staff stated that the only reason the lattice was made
part of the recommendation was that it matched the applicant's
proposal. Staff stated that allowing the fence to be solid wood
up to a height of 8 feet should have no impact on adjacent
properties, due to the placement of the fence. Staff recommended
approval of the fence height variance to allow an 8 foot tall
wood privacy fence subject to the fence being built with the
finished side facing outward.
The applicant offered no additional comments.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved as
recommended by staff. The vote was 3 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent and
1 open position.
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