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Local Planning Agency recommends clearer rules for setback encroachments and front-yard fences
Summary
The City of Sunny Isles Beach Local Planning Agency voted to recommend an ordinance amending land-development rules for single-family lots, clarifying allowable encroachments (roof overhangs, planters, stairs, mechanical equipment) and specifying front-yard fence details.
The Local Planning Agency (LPA) of the City of Sunny Isles Beach on Thursday recommended that the City Commission approve an ordinance amending land-development regulations for single-family homes in the R1 and RTH zoning districts to clarify setback encroachments and front-yard fencing standards.
The proposal, presented by Amy, a city planning staff member, would allow limited projections into required front, side and rear setbacks for features such as roof overhangs, awnings, built-in planter boxes, stairs and certain utility/mechanical equipment, and would add specific spacing and column rules for decorative front-yard railings and columns. "We're discussing an ordinance to amend the development standards for single family homes, specifically setback encroachments and residential fencing standards," Amy said during the presentation.
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