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Zoning board denies variance for 6-foot privacy fence at 1041 Tenth Avenue North
Summary
The Clinton Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a request from the property owner at 1041 Tenth Avenue North to install a solid 6-foot privacy fence along North Eleventh Street, citing city ordinance and state variance criteria; legal counsel outlined statutory standards and staff offered alternatives and help pursuing an ordinance change.
The Clinton Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny a property owner’s request to install a solid 6-foot privacy fence along North Eleventh Street at 1041 Tenth Avenue North. Property owner Evan Jones petitioned the board for a variance so he could place a 6-foot vinyl privacy fence roughly 10 feet from the northwest corner of his garage along the Eleventh Street frontage, saying the fence would protect his children, pets and equipment from heavy foot and vehicle traffic. “The reason why we would like to have this fence is to protect our young children from Eleventh Street, protect our animals from Eleventh Street,” Jones said at the hearing. The board’s denial rested on the text of the city’s zoning ordinance and state variance…
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