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Council ratifies zoning board approvals for four fence variances on Meadview Drive
Summary
The council approved planning-board-recommended variances to allow two neighboring properties on Meadview Drive to install 4-foot uncoated chain-link fences on the property line; the board cited an existing in-ground sprinkler system as a practical difficulty.
Council members on July 29 approved the planning and zoning board—s unanimous recommendations to grant variances at 881 and 893 Meadview Drive to permit 4-foot-high, uncoated chain-link fences and to allow an 8-inch setback variance from the property line to keep the existing in-ground sprinkler systems intact.
Councilman Snitsky summarized the board—s findings: the practical difficulty stemmed from previously installed sprinkler systems located as close as six inches from the property line, which would be damaged or require relocation if the fence were set farther back. The board received three letters of neighbor support for the applications, and engineer Gerson said he had no objection because the proposed fences will remain on the applicants—s property.
All four variances (two for setback and two for fence design) were read into the record and then approved by council on the recommendation of the planning board.
Why it matters: The variances resolve a direct neighbor-to-neighbor installation issue and prevent damage to existing irrigation infrastructure; the board and council documented practical difficulty and neighbor support.
