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Gautier council approves three planning requests including waterfront setback variance and fence height variance

5733600 · May 20, 2025
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The Gautier City Council approved three planning items June 20: a front-yard setback variance for an accessory building at a waterfront lot, a special exception to allow a warehouse in a town-center zoning district, and a two-foot fence-height variance for a corner lot; the planning department and planning commission recommended approval of each.

The Gautier City Council on June 20 approved three planning and zoning requests, including a 64-foot variance to front-yard setback rules for an accessory structure at 1590 Collin J. McCray Drive, a special exception to allow a proposed warehouse in a town-center district along Old Spanish Trail, and a two-foot variance to permit a six-foot front-yard fence at 1424 Westland Street.

The three approvals follow recommendations from the city planning commission and staff. Scott Anderson, the city’s planning director, told the council the front-yard variance stems from an unusual lot configuration: the primary structure faces the public street while an adjoining, contiguous parcel fronts the water, placing a proposed 34-by-38 storage building in front of the house’s building line. Anderson…

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