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Planning Commission approves 5‑foot PVC fence variance at 3693 Heinz Street
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a variance to allow a 5‑foot PVC fence to extend 16 feet off the southeast corner of 3693 Heinz Street in Preston Trails (Airport Crossing PUD). The applicant said the extension is to accommodate a gate, level yard space and an elevated garden; some neighbors filed objections about notice and visibility.
The Portage Planning Commission on March 3 approved a variance permitting a 5‑foot white PVC fence to extend 16 feet off the southeast corner of 3693 Heinz Street in the Preston Trails section of the Airport Crossing planned unit development.
Applicant Karen Lewandowski told the commission that her corner lot’s configuration requires a 16‑foot extension (two 8‑foot panels) so a gate would not be “stuck in the middle of the fence,” that…
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