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Troy board approves 6-foot privacy fence for canine handler after neighbors and board negotiate setback
Summary
The Troy Building Code Board of Appeals voted to grant a variance allowing a 6-foot wood privacy fence at 5465 Whitehaven Drive after the applicant agreed to move the fence 10 feet back from the sidewalk and the board required a 25-foot corner cut on the west side and interior-facing posts.
A Troy City board of appeals voted to grant a variance allowing a 6-foot wood privacy fence at 5465 Whitehaven Drive, approving the request with conditions after neighbors and board members pressed for adjustments to sight lines and pedestrian clearance.
The board granted the variance after the applicant, Amy Losee, agreed to move the proposed fence 10 feet back from the public sidewalk and to accept a 25-foot clear corner on the west side; the motion passed 3-1. Losee is a Troy police officer and canine handler who told the board the fence is needed to keep her department canine secure and to allow her to use a pedestrian door from the garage directly into a contained yard.
Board members said the corner lot’s irregular geometry and the petitioner’s desire to house a working K-9 at home supported some accommodation, but several members and nearby residents raised concerns about the…
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