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Commission backs text amendment to allow 6‑foot side/rear fences, keep 4‑foot limit adjacent to front porches
Summary
The commission voted to recommend the City Commission adopt a zoning text amendment permitting fences up to 6 feet in side and rear yards while preserving a 4‑foot limit adjacent to front porches and other front entrance features; staff research showed the change matches practice in similar Ohio cities and a high variance‑approval rate.
The Sandusky Planning Commission on Aug. 27 voted to recommend that the City Commission adopt an amendment to the zoning code allowing fences up to 6 feet above grade in side and rear yard areas of residential properties while retaining a 4‑foot maximum where fences are adjacent to front porches or other front entrance features.
Planning staff told the commission the proposal responds to a steady increase in board of zoning appeals requests for side‑yard fence height variances. Staff summarized a review of 10½ years of variance records showing the request was approved in about 93% of cases and that the…
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