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Board allows front-yard columns and fence at Fern Drive home after neighbor raised safety and permitting complaints
Summary
The board granted a front-yard setback variance for columns, gates and a fence at 824 Fern Drive. Neighbors objected, alleging unpermitted work and encroachment that may reduce emergency access; staff and the applicant said permits were obtained and traffic staff found no safety problems.
The Seminole County Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance July 28 permitting front-yard columns, gates and a fence at 824 Fern Drive in the Dells Pioneer Acres subdivision after hearing disputes between the property owner and an adjacent neighbor.
Attorney Justin Clark, representing homeowner Debbie Grice, told the board the fence and gates were installed in 2020 for personal safety after the client suffered break-ins. "She's a single lady, and she had 2 robberies. So it was really all about safety for her," Clark said, adding the…
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