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Board of Zoning Appeals OKs front‑setback fence variance for 16 Tulane Road
Summary
The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance to allow a 6‑foot fence at 16 Tulane Road to sit within the front setback after finding the property’s unusual geometry created exceptional circumstances.
The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals on April 8 granted a variance allowing a six‑foot privacy fence to be placed inside the front setback at 16 Tulane Road, approving a zero‑foot setback where the zoning code requires 10 feet.
The variance was requested to permit a fence in the front setback (ACC 23.03.14) and to waive the 10‑foot setback required by ACC 23.10.01 (Table A, bulk control). The board approved the request by majority voice vote; the motion passed and the variance was granted.
Zoning Administrator David Riggs explained staff’s interpretation of the lot’s frontage and setback lines, saying the parcel’s irregular “flag” geometry and an odd corner configuration made the front setback line ambiguous. Riggs presented a sketch showing the lot…
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