Board approves modified fence variance in Darby Station, limits extension to 10 feet

On July 9, 2025, the Plain Board of Zoning Appeals approved variance 25-6 to allow a 4-foot black aluminum fence at a corner lot in the Darby Station neighborhood, with a modification limiting the fence to extend no more than 10 feet from the home's rear corner on the side facing Speedliner Drive.

Planning staff described the application as a corner-lot fence request for the property identified at 1767 Slippery/Speedliner Drive. The applicant proposed a 4-foot fence that would extend approximately 12 feet out from the house toward Speedliner Drive and also extend forward toward Slippery Rail (the presentation described this as two separate nonconforming segments within a single project). Under the current code, those areas are treated as front yard and would be limited to…