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Downtown Action Committee approves variance to screen chiller at First Church of Christ, Scientist
Summary
The committee unanimously approved two variances allowing mechanical equipment to encroach into a side interior setback and a fence height increase to fully screen new chiller equipment at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, with a condition requiring podocarpus hedges and a vinyl-coated top-rail fence.
The Downtown Action Committee unanimously approved a pair of variances April 10 allowing mechanical equipment for the First Church of Christ, Scientist to encroach into a side interior setback and permitting a 12-foot-6-inch fence to screen the equipment. The committee acted after staff recommended approval and after the applicant and staff explained site constraints and agreed easement language had been recorded.
The variances approve an interior setback reduction for the mechanical pad and equipment and increase the maximum fence height from 6 feet to 12 feet 6 inches to meet the city's screening requirements for mechanical equipment. Chris Kimberly, urban design planner, told the committee that "staff does support the variance requests, as it does…
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