HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6743 Staff AnalysisSeptember 27, 1999
Item No.: 4
File No.: Z-6743
Owner: E.R.C. Properties, Inc.
Address: 12821, 12825, 12901, 129051
129071 12911, 12915 and 12919
Westglen Drive
Description: Lots 42-49, Westhampton Subdivision
Zoned: R-2
Variance Requested: A variance is requested from
the fence height provisions of
Section 36-516 to permit
construction of a 6 foot tall
privacy fence along the rear
property line of these lots.
Justification: Applicant's Statement: We are
herewith requesting a variance
which will allow us to construct a
6 foot privacy fence at the
property line of lots 42 through 49
Westhampton along Gamble Road.
Homes on these lots will face West
Glen Drive with the rear of the
homes exposed to Gamble Road. We
believe that a privacy fence will
make the drive along Gamble Road
more attractive, will pose no sight
line problems, and be more pleasing
to the homes built on the opposite
side of Gamble Road. Future
purchasers of the homes to be built
on these lots will appreciate the
privacy and security this type of
fence will provide.
Present Use of Property: Vacant lots
Proposed Use of Property: Single Family homes
September 27, 1999
Item No.: 4 (Cont.)
Staff Report:
A. Public Works Issues:
No Comments.
B. Staff Analysis•
Lots 42-49, Westhampton Subdivision are double frontage lots
located in a newly developing residential subdivision. The
properties are zoned R-2. The lots front onto West Glen
Drive and the rear lot lines abut Gamble Road. The lots
were platted with a 25 foot building line on both frontages
and a no vehicular access easement on the Gamble Road
persmeter. The lots are currently vacant, with the
exception of two homes currently under construction. The
applicant proposes to construct a 6 foot tall privacy fence
along the rear (Gamble Road) property line of these 8 lots.
Section 36-516 of the code limits the height of fences
erected within the required setbacks adjacent to streets to
4 feet.
Staff believes the variance request to be reasonable. None
of the lots in question are corner lots and all have the
vehicular access prohibition. The fence will be located 8-
10 feet off of the curb of Gamble Road and should not create
a sight distance problem.
C. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the requested fence height
variance subject to the fence being constructed in "good
neighbor" fashion, with the finished side facing outward.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:
(SEPTEMBER 27, 1999)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval subject
to the fence being constructed in "good neighbor" fashion, 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 4 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent.
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