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Itasca board approves corner‑yard fence variance, hears downtown historic addition and special‑use time limit change
Summary
The Village of Itasca Board on Sept. 2 accepted a Plan Commission recommendation to grant a variance allowing a 4‑foot picket fence to be located within 10 feet of the right‑of‑way at 625 Alexandra Court, and reviewed other community development items including a historic‑district addition and a zoning text amendment to shorten the activation period for special uses.
The Village of Itasca Board on Sept. 2 accepted a Plan Commission recommendation to grant a variance allowing a 4‑foot picket fence to be located within 10 feet of the right‑of‑way at 625 Alexandra Court, and received information on a certificate of appropriateness for an addition at 310 North Walnut Street. The board also approved forwarding a zoning text amendment that would reduce the special‑use approval activation period from two years to one.
The variance request for 625 Alexandra Court would permit a fence to sit within 10 feet of the right‑of‑way instead of the 30.81 feet required by the zoning code. Village President Jeffrey J. Prine read the Plan Commission report and asked for the board’s consideration. Curtis, community development staff, told the board the…
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