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Planning commission approves variance to keep 6‑foot fence at 1445 Sunset Street
Summary
The Longmont Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to allow the Yoders’ front‑yard fence to remain above the 42‑inch height limit, citing the lot’s unusual orientation and safety concerns for the family’s dog and child.
At its March meeting the Longmont Planning and Zoning Commission approved a variance allowing a fence that exceeds the city’s 42‑inch front‑yard height limit to remain at 1445 Sunset Street, by a 5‑0 vote.
Senior Planner Christine Cody told the commission the property is approximately 0.19 acre (8,276 square feet) in the Stroh Heights subdivision and is zoned single‑family residential. “Front yard fences must be no taller than 42 inches in height and at least 50% transparent,” Cody said, and the homeowners requested a variance under the Longmont Development Code so the existing cedar fence with welded wire could remain at its current height.
The variance request grew out of the house’s atypical orientation: although the yard that faces Sunset is technically a front yard by city address, the home’s primary entrance and driveway face Fifteenth Street and the alley. Homeowner Jeremy Yoder…
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