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Board denies request for 8-foot residential fence after neighbor objections
Summary
The board denied a variance to allow an 8-foot fence at 142 Eastern Point Way, concluding the petitioner did not demonstrate the practical difficulty required for relief; staff recommended denial and several neighbors spoke during the public hearing.
The Planning and Zoning Board on May 12 denied a variance that would have allowed an 8-foot privacy fence at 142 Eastern Point Way, finding the petitioner did not meet the statutory practical-difficulty standard.
The vote matters because it maintains the current height limit for privacy fences in the residential zoning district under the Unified Development Ordinance and preserves the board’s stated consistency in similar cases.
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