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Board denies rear-yard fence variance at pond; side-yard encroachment conditionally allowed
Summary
Homeowner Ryan Gillis requested to keep a fence at his rear property line by the common-area pond. The drainage board denied the rear setback variance and ordered fences be pulled back to the 5 feet into the 15-foot easement standard; the side-yard 13-foot encroachment was accepted if the fence stays 2 feet from an underlying pipe.
A Carmel-area homeowner seeking to keep a backyard fence adjacent to a common-area pond was denied a rear-yard variance by the Hamilton County Board of Drainage on June 30, though the board cleared a conditional side-yard encroachment.
Surveyor’s staff recommended that fences around the pond conform to the existing local standard of 5 feet into a…
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