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COMMITTEE: Community Development
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Public Hearing - Variance Request - V17-053 - Allow increase in fence height in a front yard from four feet to six feet - 0.32 acres - Land Lot 416 - 796 Timberland Street - Ryan and Tessa Daly
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ISSUE: The applicant is requesting a variance to increase the allowable fence height in a front yard from four feet to six feet at 796 Timberland Street for the purpose of installing a six foot wooden privacy fence on a corner lot. The maximum height for a fence in the front yard is required based upon the standards associated with Section 501.10 of the Zoning Code. The subject parcel is a corner let with frontage on Timberland Street and Parkwood Road, thus creating two front yards.
BACKGROUND: None.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: The applicant is requesting to deviate from the City’s maximum allowable fence height in the front yard (Section 501.10 of the Zoning Ordinance) at 796 Timberland Street. According to Section 1403 of the Zoning Ordinance, variances must be reviewed under the following standards: (1) Whether there are unique and special or extraordinary circumstances applying to the property; (2) Whether any alleged hardship is self-created by any person having an interest in the property; (3) Whether strict application of the relevant provisions of the code would deprive the applicant of reasonable use of the property; and (4) Whether the variance proposed is the minimum variance needed. Community Development has reviewed the request against the variance review standards and found it not to be in compliance. Community Development does not believe there are sufficient privacy and security concerns that justify approval of the request. Additionally, no variances have been granted for similar requests within Cheney Woods. At the time of this report Community Development has received significant opposition regarding the request. Therefore, Staff recommends denial of the r...
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