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Owners of corner lot in Bretton Woods granted partial variance for 6-foot privacy fence after neighbor opposition
Summary
The Seminole County Board of Adjustment approved a reduced variance allowing a 6-foot privacy fence to be built closer to the property line than code permits at 271 Woodlake Drive, after neighbors raised aesthetic and safety concerns and the board negotiated a 2.5-foot pullback from the property line.
The Seminole County Board of Adjustment on July 28 approved a variance allowing a 6-foot privacy fence to be placed closer to the street than the county's land development code normally allows for corner lots at 271 Woodlake Drive in the Bretton Woods subdivision.
The owners, Julian Maeso and Ines Negrin, sought relief because the property is treated as having two front yards. Maeso told the board the lot orientation was dictated by Seminole County traffic engineers and that the corner designation prevented him from installing a typical 6-foot privacy fence in what functions as his only backyard. "We're simply asking to be allowed the…
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