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Zoning board approves 8-foot fence at 6866 South James Street

5882840 · October 2, 2025
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The Rome Zoning Board of Appeals granted a 5-0 area-variance approval allowing an 8-foot wooden fence at 6866 South James Street after the owner said it would restore privacy lost when hedges were damaged.

The Rome Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 1 approved an area variance allowing an 8-foot-high wooden fence at 6866 South James Street.

The variance increases the allowed rear-yard fence height from 72 inches to 96 inches in an RR zone under Rome zoning code Section 80-13.2. The applicant, Joseph Sklach, told the board he seeks the taller fence to restore privacy after cedar hedges along the side yard were damaged in a storm and to gain additional usable…

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