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Waunakee plan commission sends fence/easement rule change to village board after debate over utility access
Summary
Plan Commission voted to recommend an amendment to the Village's subdivision/zoning rules to allow fences in utility easements subject to conditions and property‑owner responsibility; commissioners debated enforcement, retaining walls, trees and precedent.
The Village of Waunakee Plan Commission on Tuesday voted to recommend that the Village Board consider an amendment to sections of the subdivision and zoning code that would allow property owners to place fences within utility easements subject to conditions and explicit property‑owner responsibility.
Nut graf: the draft amendment would keep trees, retaining walls and permanently fixed structures out of easements while permitting fences along property lines "at the owner's risk" with conditions (recorded acknowledgement, maintenance responsibility and utilities having…
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