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Zoning board recommends denying proposed code change to allow front-yard fences inside subdivisions
Summary
The board recommended denial of AM2501, an applicant-proposed amendment to the Unified Land Development Code that would allow residential front-yard fences inside subdivisions. Staff opposed the change, citing subdivision character concerns; a supporting speaker said selective enforcement prompted the application.
The Henry County Zoning Advisory Board recommended denial on July 10 of an applicant-initiated amendment (AM2501) that would have allowed front-yard fences on residential lots inside subdivisions.
Planning staff presented the proposed change to Chapter 7 of the Unified Land Development Code, explaining that current rules allow administrative approval for front-yard fences in certain RA zoning areas outside subdivisions but prohibit…
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